Illinois RN Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Using Resident’s Morphine
On March 19, 2021, an Illinois RN was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison for tampering with morphine intended for hospice patients and…
NY Nursing Home Visitation Rules Expanded under New State Guidance
Under updated guidance from New York state, visitations will be allowed at all times for all residents of nursing homes in New York, including indoor…
FL Ambulance Services Company Agrees to Pay $650,000 to Settle Civil False Claims
Rural/Metro Corporation has agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent claims to…
New Mexico Relaxing Rules on Nursing Home Visits in Pandemic
New Mexico is preparing to relax restrictions on visits to nursing homes and assisted living facilities as the spread of COVID-19 wanes and more people…
Florida Rolls Back Some Long-Term Care Visitation Restrictions
New direction from the state is lifting limitations on long-term care facility visitations enacted due to COVID-19, with declining COVID-19 cases and more vaccinations. Read…
Office of Inspector General Releases Medicaid Fraud Control Units Annual Report
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is the designated Federal agency that oversees and annually approves Federal funding for Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU) through…
OCR Settles Seventeenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services announces its seventeenth settlement of an enforcement action in its…
Former Georgia Medical Practice Employees Sentenced for Embezzlement
Two former employees of a Statesboro pediatrics practice have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing money from the business. Kristen Hart, 37, of Statesboro,…
DeWine announces changes to allow more visitations in Ohio’s nursing homes, assisted living facilities
In an updated health order, Gov. Mike DeWine announced more changes to the allowance of visitations in Ohio’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
Doctor Sentenced for Placing Explosives in Michigan Hospital
In a letter read during the sentencing for the doctor who set off incendiary devices at McLaren Port Huron, a nurse said the sound “was…