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June 3rd - 4th, 2021 $ 200.00 Title IX Regulations Training (Higher Education) Bricker & Eckler’s higher ed team is pleased to announce a series of Title IX trainings, all available via online webcast. All training events use discussions of hypothetical situations to encourage engagement with the materials, and Level 2 training events include live role-playing scenarios to allow participants to practice their skills. Please note that each training is split i...

In May 2021, the federal 6 th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati sent a county land bank case back to the district court in Dayton for reconsideration. Rejecting the winning argument at the lower level—that the owner of an abandoned property had her chance to raise objections earlier in a tax foreclosure process, which she didn’t—the appeals court held that new U.S. Supreme Court precedent does, in fact, allow the owner to raise a federal “takings” argument under the Constitution ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On May 14, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill (H.B.) 6 into law. The wide-ranging bill took effect immediately upon the governor’s signature. Among other topics, it includes several provisions related to COVID-19 vaccine and test administration. Several of the COVID-19 healthcare provisions of H.B. 6 harmonize Ohio law with existing practices already allowed on an emergency basis by the federal Public Readiness and E...

June 1st, 2021 $ 250.00 Title IX Regulations Training (Higher Education) Bricker & Eckler’s higher ed team is pleased to announce a series of Title IX trainings, all available via online webcast. All training events use discussions of hypothetical situations to encourage engagement with the materials, and Level 2 training events include live role-playing scenarios to allow participants to practice their skills. Please note that each training is split into tw...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has confirmed that the agency began sending warning letters to hospitals it deems out of compliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule in April 2021. This represents the first enforcement action under the Rule since it went into effect on January 1, 2021. In a December 2020 Medicare Learning Network update, CMS stated that it planned to audit a sample of hospitals for complia...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The federal government has allocated three rounds of relief funds to public schools during the course of the pandemic. Its most recent legislation, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, enacted on March 11 th, will funnel an additional $4.5 billion to Ohio school districts.  These monies, commonly referred to as ESSER III or ARP ESSER can be applied toward school district needs arising between March 13, 2020, and September 30, 2024....

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On May 10, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $22 million settlement with the University of Miami (UM) to resolve allegations related to improper billing for off-campus provider-based facilities, medically unnecessary lab tests and submission of false claims for pre-transplant lab testing. The United States also entered into a separate $1.1 million settlement with Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH) related to the pre-trans...

It is recognized that some interpretations of Title IX may create tension with the religious beliefs of certain institutions of higher education. To address this, the law also provides an exemption for certain religious institutions, stating that this prohibition “shall not apply to an educational institution which is controlled by a religious organization if the application of this subsection would not be consistent with the religious tenets of such organization.” 20 U.S.C. 1681 (a)(3).  ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 27, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for the fiscal year 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). The IPPS Proposed Rule contained a number of changes to payment rates and policies for hospitals, including significant modifications to the Promoting Interoperability Program requirements. The IPPS Proposed Rule would require hospitals to report on all four measures u...