Insights & Resources

Pursuant to the New Jersey Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Act (the “Act”), the Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners (the “Board”) published the official rules concerning the practice of Applied Behavior Analyst (“ABA”) therapy, effective May 6, 2024 (the “Rules”).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted a favorable Advisory Opinion (24-02) permitting a non-profit organization (Non-Profit) to provide financial support to eligible patients with specific rare diseases through assistance programs (Programs) it operates.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently posted a new educational resource on its website about Single Audits.  HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the Federal government, and OIG’s new resource is designed to help key stakeholders understand the scope of Single Audits, as well as improve the overall quality of such audits.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted a favorable Advisory Opinion (23-11) that allows a medical device manufacturer (Manufacturer) to subsidize Medicare cost-sharing obligations as part of a U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-approved clinical study involving a Category B Investigational Device Exemption.  

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted a favorable Advisory Opinion (23-12) that allows a limited liability partnership (the Partnership) consisting of two classes of physician partners to make a one-time, voluntary redemption offer (offer) to individual partners when they reach age 67.  

Continuing its year-end reporting blitz, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Semiannual Report (SAR) to Congress on December 1, 2023. 

This week, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fulfilled its annual statutory obligation by releasing its jointly-authored Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) Report for Fiscal Year 2022.

Garfunkel Wild’s Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Handling COVID-19 Employee Vaccinations, Updated Leave Entitlements & Addressing Violations of COVID-19 Protocols” on January 26, 2021.

Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Returning to Work in the COVID-Era: Employee Issues, What to Expect and How to Prepare” on June 12, 2020.

Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar  “An Employer’s Practical Guide To Facing Day-To-Day Coronavirus Challenges” on April 20, 2020.

Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar  “Navigating A Murky Landscape: An Employer’s Guide To Responding To The Challenges of COVID-19” on March 30, 2020.

Stacey Gulick will present at Monroe County Medical Society Webinar Survival Series: HIPAA Webinar on September 26, 2019.

Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio will present at the FCMA’s Webinar – Navigating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Managers & Supervisors on May 9, 2019.