Sentences with phrase «federal health care entity»

This is at least the third industry insider that Trump has tapped to run a major federal health care entity (after Price and FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb).

Not exact matches

Pursuant to the President's Executive Order and Executive Branch policy, and in keeping with the Attorney General's religious liberty guidance, HHS proposes this rule to enhance the awareness and enforcement of Federal health care conscience and associated antidiscrimination laws, to further conscience and religious freedom, and to protect the rights of individuals and entities to abstain from certain activities related to health care services without discrimination or retaliation

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits «covered entities» discrimination in health programs that receive federal financial assistance from the Department of Human and Health Serhealth programs that receive federal financial assistance from the Department of Human and Health SerHealth Services.

Our attorneys provide aggressive legal defense to health care entities facing federal or state government audits, including civil or criminal claims of Medicaid fraud.

Ed has represented engineering firms, health care companies, and defense firms in grand jury investigations into alleged fraud in their business dealings with the federal government and other public entities.

Counsel health care organizations on regulatory compliance; provide defense to health care entities facing federal or state government audits; and defend health care providers in licensure actions.

We understand the intricacies of health care operations and payment systems, and the overlay of state and federal laws, rules and regulations that affect how health care entities function.

The authorization for electronic disclosure of protected health information described above is not required if the disclosure is made: to another covered entity, as that term is defined by Section 181.001, or to a covered entity, as that term is defined by Section 602.001, Insurance Code, for the purpose of: treatment; payment; health care operations; performing an insurance or health maintenance organization function described by Section 602.053, Insurance Code; or as otherwise authorized or required by state or federal law.

Mr. Wasserman has represented a diverse group of health care providers and entities including hospitals, hospital medical staffs, long - term care facilities, physicians, physician specialty organizations, and other health - related entities in matters of health and hospital law, including, without limitation: the analysis of health care fraud and abuse matters, JCAHO matters, reimbursement issues, tax - exempt issues, and other corporate compliance and federal and state regulatory matters.

This is likely to be the case when the federal entity or federally regulated or funded entity provides health services; the requirements of part C may apply to such an entity as a «health care provider.»

This means that federal agencies that are covered entities or have covered health care components must comply with the notice requirements of the Privacy Act as well as those included in this rule.

Comment: A few commenters asserted that the requirement to include a statement in which the patient acknowledged that information used or disclosed to any entity other than a health plan or health care provider may no longer be protected by federal privacy law would be inconsistent with existing protections implemented by IRBs under the Common Rule.

In the NPRM we would have permitted a covered entity providing health care to Armed Forces personnel to use and disclose protected health information for activities deemed necessary by appropriate military command authorities to assure the proper execution of the military mission, where the appropriate military authority had published by notice in the Federal Register (In the NPRM, we proposed that the Department of Defense would publish this Federal Register notice in the future.)

A covered entity that is a federal agency may disclose relevant information to its attorneys, who are business associates, for purposes of health care operations, which includes uses or disclosures for legal functions.

Section 164.512 (e) addresses when a covered entity is permitted to disclose protected health information in response to requests for protected health information that are made in the course of judicial and administrative proceedings — for example, when a non-party health care provider receives a subpoena (under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 45 or similar provision) for medical records from a party to a law suit.

We also note that covered entities are permitted to disclose protected health information to oversight agencies that act to provide oversight of federal programs and the health care system.

(1) Foreign military and diplomatic personnel and their dependents who receive health care provided by or paid for by the Department of Defense or other federal agency or by an entity acting on its behalf, pursuant to a country - to - country agreement or federal statute.

Under a National Cooperative Agreement (NCA) from the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) / Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the federal entity responsible for administering the Health Center Program, NACHC is responsible for a single, consolidated national assessment of Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) needs across health centers in collaboration with 19 other NCAs working to develop and deliver health centeHealth Care (BPHC) / Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the federal entity responsible for administering the Health Center Program, NACHC is responsible for a single, consolidated national assessment of Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) needs across health centers in collaboration with 19 other NCAs working to develop and deliver health centeHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the federal entity responsible for administering the Health Center Program, NACHC is responsible for a single, consolidated national assessment of Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) needs across health centers in collaboration with 19 other NCAs working to develop and deliver health centeHealth Center Program, NACHC is responsible for a single, consolidated national assessment of Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) needs across health centers in collaboration with 19 other NCAs working to develop and deliver health centehealth centers in collaboration with 19 other NCAs working to develop and deliver health centehealth center TTA.

● A new priority list when it comes to distributing Ohio's share of federal planning funds that puts Planned Parenthood last in line behind state and local agencies, nonpublic federally qualified heath centers and community action agencies, and nonpublic entities that also provide comprehensive primary and preventive health care.