Publications Archive

Have you done your ACA affordability cost-share homework for the 2021 health plan year?

Accommodating employees who are at high-risk of contracting serious illness from COVID-19

Medicare program resuming fee-for-service audits and DMEPOS prior authorization program paused during COVID-19 pandemic

DeWine announces statewide facial covering requirement and travel advisory

IRS moves CHNA due dates to December 31, 2020

SAMHSA announces changes to substance abuse treatment records in 42 CFR Part 2

Telehealth services expanded in Ohio by new executive order

D.C. Circuit upholds Medicare policy of paying hospital outpatient provider-based locations and physician offices the same, reversing lower court

Governor DeWine addresses the state; Level 3 county updates; new local mask ordinances

Secretary of State directs local Board of Elections to cure ballot applications by contacting voter electronically

Court of Justice of the European Union strikes down Privacy Shield, but upholds Standard Contractual Clauses

CMS announces restart of Review Choice Demonstration for Ohio home health agencies

Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia: A turning point for LGBTQ+ employees and other federal employment discrimination principles

U.S. Supreme Court expands “ministerial exception” for religious organizations

DeWine announces new counties with mandatory mask requirement; plans for colleges and universities to reopen; education COVID plan implementation funding

The FTC and the DOJ finalize new vertical merger guidelines

New Ohio rules of practice and procedure effective July 1

Religious exemption carries in U.S. Supreme Court decision on preventive reproductive care

DeWine announces new county-specific mask requirements, general business and social distancing and industry specific orders extended

U.S. Supreme Court limits Nationwide Permit 12 injunction to Keystone XL pipeline

D.C. Circuit bars long-standing FERC rehearing tolling practice

ACGME sponsoring institution emergency categorization

Joint purchasing programs under R.C. 9.48 cannot be used for construction services

Ohio’s Response to new WOTUS Rule – General Permit for Ephemeral Streams

Ohio Supreme Court upholds “expedited tax foreclosures,” allowing county land banks to acquire unoccupied, tax delinquent properties free of charge

What’s in your toolbox? A legal guide to K-12 instructional delivery options for 2020–2021

Anticipating COVID-19 enforcement action: Risks for providers

OHSAA relaxes academic eligibility requirements for fall athletics

COVID-19 Update: New EEOC guidance states that ADA prohibits employers from requiring coronavirus antibody tests

Governor DeWine approves numerous changes to Ohio workers’ compensation

Supreme Court’s Title VII case has potential Title IX implications

Ohio Governor and General Assembly updates

COVID-19 Update: OCR issues guidance on contacting former COVID-19 patients about blood and plasma donation

U.S. Supreme Court rules LGBTQ+ employees are protected from employment discrimination under Title VII

CCPA final regulations submitted, including a hint of what is on the horizon in California

Coronavirus and captives...the new future of insurance?

Medicare to require prior authorization for certain outpatient department services starting July 1, 2020

Increased reimbursement for hospital stays for Medicare beneficiaries with COVID-19 diagnosis likely to lead to audits and False Claims lawsuits

Trump administration's executive order waives permitting requirements to speed economic recovery

PUCO grants request to suspend door-to-door marketing

CMS issues first of two final rules changing the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Program

The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, passed by Congress, goes to the president for signature