UCC financing statements filed in Maryland (and most other states) before July 1, 2001 that expire June 30, 2006, or later, MUST be continued by filing a continuation statement in the appro
The 2006 session of the Maryland General Assembly adjourned on April 10 and the Governor held his last bill signing session May 26, but declined to sign many bills and instead permitted them to bec
Chapter 590 of the 2005 Laws of Maryland (introduced as HB 1040) establishes a new licensing regime for mortgage loan originators who work for some Maryland-licensed mortgage brokers and lenders.
Montgomery County Council Bill 36-04 entitled Commission on Human Rights - Discrimination in Housing Amendments was introduced by Montgomery County Council President Perez and Council Members Subin
Medical directors of nursing facilities in Maryland have a "good job," but now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is trying to ensure that these medical directors actually "do a g
Medicare Part D - Medicare's first prescription drug program-became effective on January 1, 2006. The benefit is available to anyone who is eligible for Medicare.
Duty to an HIV-Positive Employee's Spouse: Did you know that Maryland's highest appellate court recently decided that an employer had no duty to an employee's spouse either to test
To combat abusive compensation practices such as those perpetrated in recent years by high-profile companies and their executives, Congress added a new Section 409A to the Internal Revenue Code.
Effective December 1, 2005, the SEC now requires that public companies filing Annual Reports on Form 10-K discuss their most significant risk factors in a new item of the Form 10-K and that these r
Effective December 17, 2005, the federal bank regulatory agencies finalized rules prohibiting their officers and employees from accepting compensation as an officer, an employee, a director or a co
It is undeniable that email has revolutionized modern business. Organizations have ceased filling their files with paper correspondence, and now conduct most of their business via email.
Health care providers that transmit health information in electronic form, large health plans (those with over $5,000,000 in premiums or claims) and billing clearinghouses were required to comply w
Emergency Room Time and Triage Data Discovery: Did you know that an Illinois appellate court recently decided that triage acuity designations and time data related to patient treat
On April 18, 2005, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed regulations that clarify the liability of a covered entity (health care providers that transmit health informati
Opponents of medical malpractice tort reform won a victory earlier this year when Wisconsin's highest court struck down that state's statutory cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cas
Two recent cases demonstrate that the maintenance or attempted acquisition by health care providers of too large a market share may lead to antitrust challenges.
