Two Colorado Nurses Held Accountable for Taking Controlled Substances from Patients
In two separate cases, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado held nurses accountable after they stole controlled substances from their patients. The…
MA Announces Expanded Vaccine Requirement for LTC Providers and Home Care Workers
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced plans to require COVID-19 vaccination for all staff at rest homes, assisted living residences (ALRs), hospice programs, as well as…
Connecticut Woman Sentenced for Theft from Healthcare Benefit Program
A Connecticut woman was sentenced in federal court for theft from a healthcare benefit program. Melissa Tansey, 51, was sentenced to one year and one…
Woman accused of selling bogus vaccination cards to hospital and nursing home workers
A New Jersey woman calling herself the AntiVaxMomma on Instagram sold several hundred fake COVID-19 vaccination cards at $200 a pop to New York City-area…
Bill Setting NC Nursing Home Visit Standards Gets Final OK
North Carolina health regulators would establish by next year visitation policies for nursing homes and adult care homes for declared emergencies like a pandemic in…
Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to $73 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme
A Florida man pleaded guilty for his role in a $73 million conspiracy to defraud Medicare by paying kickbacks to a telemedicine company to arrange…
Family sues senior FL living facility after 100-year-old woman died ‘cold and alone’
The family of a 100-year-old woman who died “cold and alone” on Christmas morning has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Florida assisted-living facility…
Bronx Clinic Owner Indicted for Stealing More than $4 Million from a New York Medicaid Funded Program
On August 20, 2021, the New York Attorney General announced an indictment of a Bronx woman for defrauding New York state out of millions of…
ICE announces extension to new employee guidance to I-9 compliance flexibility
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was initially granted last year.…
NJ Healthcare Staffing Company Pays $263K to 46 Workers Following US DOL Investigation
When Mitchell Martin Health Care LLC contracted with the US Department of Veterans Affairs in 2020 to provide registered nurses and respiratory therapists to help…