OSHA has partially reopened the rulemaking record and scheduled an informal public hearing to seek comments on several topics relating to the development of a final standard to protect healthcare and healthcare support service workers from workplace exposure to COVID-19. In June of last year, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect workers in healthcare settings from occupational exposure to the virus. This ETS also served as a proposed rule and focused on healthcare workers most likely to have contact with people infected with the virus.
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CARES Act Provides Vital Financial Support for Health Care Providers on COVID-19 Front Lines
By Conor Duffy & Peter Struzzi on
Posted in Academic Medical Centers, Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC), COVID-19, Healthcare Technology, HIPAA, Hospitals and Health Systems, Legislation, Medical Devices, Medicare and Medicaid, Pharmaceuticals and Biologics, Physicians and Allied Health Professionals, Privacy and Security, Reimbursement, Telemedicine
On March 27, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, or the Act), Public Law 116-136, a trillion-dollar stimulus bill intended to provide financial assistance to individuals and business affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Act contains a broad range of measures intended to bolster the economy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unsurprisingly, a central focus of the Act is the provision of relief and support for hospitals and health care providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article provides a brief overview of some of the major pieces of the CARES Act, and the firm will provide additional updates on key aspects of the Act.
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Massachusetts COVID-19 Updates and Guidance Issued
By Melissa (Lisa) Thompson & Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group on
Massachusetts regulators issued several updates regarding Hospital Bed License Expansion, Personal Protective Equipment, and Ambulance Transport to Designated Alternate Sites that receive suspected COVID-19 patients.
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