Entities that Submit Compliance Plan by October 1, 2002 Granted One-Year Extension of Deadline for Transaction Standards

The HIPAA Administrative Simplification transaction standards that were issued in 2000 required compliance by October 16, 2002.

Covered Employers are Required to Post OSHA 200 Log in February

As discussed in a previous Bulletin, New OSHA Record-Keeping Requirements (December, 2001), major revisions to the record keeping requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act be

What's New in Stark II

January 4, 2001, "Phase I" of the long-awaited and continually postponed Stark II regulations were released.

Maryland Regulatory News Winter 2001

The Governor has appointed Lynn Etheridge, a health care consultant, and Dr.

Hazardous Waste Regulation and the Health Care Provider

Health care providers generate hazardous waste, and they face serious liability if they do not handle and dispose of that waste properly.

Future Heirs Beware

As discussed in detail in the Fall edition of TOPICS, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (the 2001 Act) significantly reduces the amount of federal estate taxes payable u

Did You Know Winter 2001

New Name for HCFA: Did you know that the Health Care Financing Administration, commonly known as HCFA, is now known as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)?

Choice of Entity for Multi-Disciplinary Practices

The Maryland Professional Service Corporation Act permits physicians, chiropractors, dentists, osteopaths, podiatrists and psychologists to practice in corporate form through a "professional servic

Charging for Copies of Medical Records

There is much confusion as to whether a Maryland health care provider may or may not charge a patient for copying his or her medical record, upon the request of the patient.

Technology Transfer Agreements; Don’t Be an Amateur

It used to be that Olympic athletes competed only for the love of the game, unconcerned about professional and commercial success.  So too, it used to be that university professors and governm