By: Gina L. Campanella, Esq., FACHE On Friday, April 12, 2019, New Jersey Governor Murphy signed the “Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act” into law. This bill, which goes into effect as of August 1, 2019, makes it legal for physicians to write prescriptions for terminally ill patients for medications that can…
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ELIMINATING KICKBACKS IN RECOVERY ACT OF 2018 (“EKRA”)
IMPORTANT REGULATORY UPDATES! Last month, the federal government passed the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018, which, in pertinent part, significantly revises and restricts the ways in which laboratories, clinical treatment facilities and recovery homes can compensate employees and contractors. Most significantly, employees of any such facilities, even if they previously fell into the…
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2019 CMS PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE SOLIDIFIES STARK CHANGES
IMPORTANT REGULATORY UPDATES! Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published their long awaited 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and Final Rule. One important regulatory element of the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and Final Rule confirmed and finalized changes to the Stark Law, originally made in February, with the passage of the…
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New Jersey Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Goes into Effect October 29th!
By: Gina L. Campanella, Esq., FACHE The New Jersey Mandatory Paid Sick Leave law, which was passed on May 2, 2018, officially goes into effect on October 29, 2018. In advance of the effective date, the New Jersey Department of Labor has finally issued their proposed Regulations for enforcement of this law. As is often…
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SPECIAL ALERT – NEW JERSEY PHARMACEUTICAL BILL’S IMPENDING UPDATES
By Gina L. Campanella, Esq., FACHE Due in no small part to the tireless efforts of our New Jersey state medical society lobbyists, several modifications to the Limitations on and Obligations Associated with Prescriber Acceptance of Compensation from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (the “Pharma Regs”) have been published in the August 6, 2018 New Jersey Register. The…
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Buyers, Sellers, Agents, Attorneys: The Perfect Real Estate Team
By: Gina L. Campanella, Esq., FACHE A home is often the biggest purchase and investment one will make in his or her entire life, which is why many potential buyers are typically, and understandably, anxious about a process that can appear overwhelming, unfamiliar and counterintuitive at times. Likewise, sellers are occupied with worry wondering if…
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Intellectual Property: A Key Asset in Business
By: Douglas M. Nelson, Esq. Imagine building a practice or business that took years to amass patients, clients, customers, thousands of hours of labor, sleepless nights, hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs, and mortgages on a house to obtain bank financing. Through all your hard work and risk, the practice is now financially successful…
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POWER OF THE PURSE PODCAST: EPISODE 35: HOW TO NAVIGATE THE WORLDS OF LAW AND MEDICINE
Use the following link to listen to Episode 35 of the Power of the Purse Podcast featuring our own Gina L. Campanella! “Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Lynn S. Evans, and I am the host of Power of the Purse Podcast. There was a time in my life not too long ago, when I…
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It’s Essential to Connect Personal Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning for Business Owners
By: Neel Shah, Esq. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2012, there are 27.6 million businesses closely held in the United States. Business ownership and entrepreneurship are critical drivers of legacy creation as well as significant wealth, but it becomes even more important for the individual to approach estate planning from their…
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OSHA Inspections in Medical Offices & Healthcare Facilities
By: Gina L. Campanella, Esq., FACHE Often healthcare providers, due to the unique environments in which they work, are typically unsure what labor and safety laws apply to them in the workplace. The short answer is: all of them. This can pose particular concerns for not only the employed providers but for those who run…