The coronavirus pandemic is significantly impacting health care companies and the industry as a whole. Join Margaret Davino and Elizabeth Litten for a broad overview of the pressing issues and changing legal landscape that confront health care providers as they treat COVID-19 patients.

Topics will include:

• Federal waivers (Section 1135 waivers): National and state-specific waivers
• Changes in federal employment laws
• Hospital issues with changes to the Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act
• Hospital scarce resource allocation and DNAR policies
• Telehealth issues, including HIPAA and state licensure issues
• Federal and state immunity
• Asking patients about symptoms before treatment and patient notices
• Stark law waivers: How these affect relationships between doctors and hospitals
• Balancing a health care provider’s role as a provider versus an employer
• Loss of revenue from COVID changes, federal monies, attestations and more
• Changes affecting clinical trials
• COVID-19 testing and other FDA flexibility
• Return to work issues, including screening apps and questionnaires