FDIC Issues Update on Annual Audit and Reporting Requirements

On November 17, 2004, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") provided guidance on the internal control attestation standards that auditors of insured institutions with $500 million or m

Federal Diversity Denied to National Banks

National banks beware! A recent court opinion substantially limits a national bank's access to federal courts in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

New Laws And Regulations Affecting Employee Benefit Plans November 2004

The federal government continues to enact new rules affecting employee benefits.  The following new laws and regulations require changes to most employers’ plans:

What's New In Stark II?

Health care professionals around the country have been patiently waiting for almost three years for the newest refinements to the Stark law.

Research and PHI: Let Me Count The Ways

The HIPAA privacy regulations were not intended to impede medical research.

Q & A on Maryland Magnets

Doctors often need to refer their patients for diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging, known as MRIs or magnets, or computed tomography, know as CTs, before the doctor recomme

Maryland Regulatory News Fall 2004

In May, Commissioner Samuel J.

HMOs Shield From State Malpractice Suits

This Summer, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Aetna Health Inc. v.

Did You Know? Fall 2004

Retirement Assets Protected: Did you know that creditors cannot reach the qualified retirement plan assets of a solo practitioner?

Document Retention Policies

One of the most important functions computers perform for modern day business is the storage of information, and virtually every organization or company regardless of its size uses computers to con