Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS

Maryland’s Aggressive Climate Legislation’s Impact on Providers Every health care provider rents or owns the space in which they treat patients. Therefore, every Maryland health care provider will be significantly impacted by Maryland’s very aggressive climate legislation. In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly passed The Climate Solutions Now Act (CSNA), which is one of the…Read More

Apparent Agency

In July 2022, Maryland’s highest appellate court issued a decision in Williams v. Dimensions Health Corporation, dealing with a hospital’s liability for the negligence of an independent contractor treating emergencies at the hospital. The Doctrine Generally, a principal is liable for the negligence of its agents. More specifically, an employer is responsible for the negligence…Read More

Nine Steps to Develop and Maintain a Successful Private Practice

Kate Gilman was featured in the latest issue of MedChi Maryland Medicine Journal. Please check out page 11 on Steps how to develop and maintain a successful private practice HERE

“But For” Whistleblowing

In 2002, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Maryland Health Care Worker Whistleblower Protection Act (Act) which bars health care organizations from firing or otherwise retaliating against employees who in good faith “blow the whistle” on their employer’s alleged illegal conduct. In 2022, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, for the first time addressed the proof needed…Read More

Behavioral Health Parity for Employer Sponsored Group Health Plans

With increasing regulatory scrutiny and litigation by employees against employer-sponsored group health plans, now would be a good time to find out if your employer-sponsored group health plan is compliant with behavioral health parity rules. MHPAEA and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 In 2008, the U.S. Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity…Read More

D.C. Bans Non-Competes

On October 1, 2022, the District of Columbia will begin implementing a new non-compete law that prohibits the use of non-compete clauses in newly signed employment agreements affecting most everyone who works in the District of Columbia, except highly paid doctors. The new law also prohibits employers from restricting an employee’s right to moonlight pursuant…Read More

Maryland Physicians Seminar: What’s New & What’s Old is New

Thursday, June 16, 20225:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Sheraton Baltimore NorthTowson, MD There is no fee for this seminar, but registration is required because space is limited. Please register no later than Monday, June 6, 2022. Please click here to register. The Maryland General Assembly was busy again this year, and there are new Maryland laws that will affect…Read More

Will HHS Require Providers to Pay Back Provider Relief Fund Payments?

According to a report by Bloomberg Law on March 30, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expecting to recoup approximately $100 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments from providers that fail to report on their use of funds by November 30, 2021. On March 10th, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)…Read More

Physician Fee Schedule 2022: What Providers Need to Know

Each year, the Medicare program updates and publishes final rules governing reimbursement for the Part B fee schedule (typically referred to as the “Physician Fee Schedule”) which becomes effective on January 1st of the following year. The final rule for FY 2022 was published at the Federal Register on November 19, 2021 and because of…Read More

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