Welcome to Coppersmith Briefs, concise summaries of the legal developments most critical to your businesses. We hope you find the briefings both practical and useful. If there is anything we can do to help you navigate the constantly changing legal environment, please let us know.
Health Care
- OCR Guidance on Contacting COVID-19 Survivors about Blood Donation – Kristen Rosati and Viki Prescott (July 7, 2020)
- Update: New FDA Guidance on Clinical Trials During COVID-19 Pandemic – Kristen Rosati and Amanda Coulter (May 31, 2020)
- Update: ADHS Issues Guidance on Re-Starting Elective Surgeries – Karen Owens (April 29, 2020)
- OIG Penalties for Information Blocking – Melissa Soliz (April 27, 2020)
- Antitrust Enforcers Weigh in on COVID-19 – Karen Owens (April 23, 2020)
- New Executive Order Sets Forth Conditions for Reinstatement of Elective Surgeries – Karen Owens (April 23, 2020)
- OHRP and FDA Guidance on Clinical Trials during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Kristen Rosati and Amanda Coulter (April 22, 2020)
- Arizona Medical and PA Boards Act to Make Licensure Easier for COVID-19 – Karen Owens (April 16, 2020)
- COVID-19 TCPA Emergency Exception for Robocalls and Texts from Health Care Providers and Government Officials – Melissa Soliz and Erin Dunlap (April 16, 2020)
- Suspension of HIPAA Enforcement for COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites – Kristen Rosati (April 16, 2020)
- The “Good Samaritan” Executive Order: Declaration of Good Faith Immunity for Providers Supporting the Emergency Response – Karen Owens (April 16, 2020)
- New and Improved: Arizona Health Profession Boards Respond to COVID-19– Karen Owens and Marki Stewart (April 16, 2020)
- New and Improved: Updated State and Federal Telemedicine Laws in the Era of COVID-19 – Marki Stewart and Scott Bennett (April 16, 2020)
- CMS and OIG Relax Requirements of Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute during COVID-19 Crisis – Scott Bennett and Marki Stewart (April 9, 2020)
- OCR Waives HIPAA BAA Requirements to Participate in Public Health and Health Oversight Activities – Erin Dunlap and Melissa Soliz (April 2, 2020)
- Waiver of Government Impediments to Expansion of Beds, Structures, and Workforce: Where Things Stand Today – Karen Owens (April 1, 2020)
- COVID-19 and Clinical Trials: Considerations for Sites and Investigators – Kristen Rosati and Amanda Coulter (March 31, 2020)
- Communicating with First Responders about Patient COVID-19 Status – Kristen Rosati, Melissa Soliz and Erin Dunlap (March 31, 2020)
- Communicating with Health Care Employees about Patient COVID-19 Status – Kristen Rosati, Erin Dunlap and Melissa Soliz (March 30, 2020)
- The CARES Act: Sweeping Changes to Substance Use Disorder Privacy Law (42 USC 290dd-2) – Melissa Soliz and Kristen Rosati (March 30, 2020)
Business/Employment
- Temporary Form I-9 Flexibility in the Wake of COVID-19 – Jill Chasson (April 15, 2020)
- CARES Act Loan Aid for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses – Kent Brockelman, Jill Chasson, Vidula Patki and Marvin Ruth (April 9, 2020)
- CARES Act Expands Unemployment Insurance Benefits – Kent Brockelman, Jill Chasson and Vidula Patki (April 1, 2020)
- Department of Labor Guidance Re: the FFCRA – Kent Brockelman and Jill Chasson (March 27, 2020)
- The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: A Summary for Employers – Kent Brockelman and Jill Chasson (March 19, 2020)
The school year has ended or is winding down and workplaces are beginning to reopen, but the coronavirus continues to circulate, which means employers will continue to encounter situations in which employees may be eligible for paid sick Leave and/or expanded family medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). It’s important for covered businesses to be mindful of these obligations, as the Department of Labor has already pursued numerous successful enforcement actions against employers who failed to provide leave to eligible employees. Our Employment Group stands ready to assist with FFCRA leave requirements, review of return to work plans, and other COVID-related workplace issues.