Steven R. GerszAug 7, 20203 minWhat Does New York’s Amended COVID–19 Immunity Law Mean For Providers?In our post of April 23, 2020, we summarized the New York Emergency Or Disaster Treatment Protection Act (“EDTPA“). When originally sign...
Colin D. RamseyMay 1, 20204 minProvider Immunity Under EDTPA: A Closer LookGovernor Cuomo recently signed into law the Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act (“EDTPA”).[1] While the EDTPA grants healthcar...
Margaret E. SomersetApr 23, 20209 minHow Does the New Immunity Law in NY Apply to Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Emergency?While all health care providers in New York are struggling to meet the needs of their patients, Governor Cuomo signed a new law that gran...
Steven R. GerszMar 27, 20202 minGovernor Cuomo Takes Action to Expand the Pool of Health Care Practitioners Amid COVID-19 CrisisThrough the issuance of two Executive Orders by New York State Governor Cuomo occasioned by the COVID-19 crisis, the Governor has taken a...
Margaret E. SomersetMar 25, 20202 minMalpractice Immunity for Medical Professionals Treating Patients During COVID-19https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2021-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emerge...
David M. TangMar 6, 20205 minAsk An Attorney - Managing ComplicationsQuestion: I have been practicing medicine for 15 years. Lately, I’ve hit a streak of difficult challenges – more than before. I am const...
Sarah F. BothmaMar 5, 20202 minNon-Compliance With the Often Overlooked, “Basic” HIPAA Requirements Will Cost YouSteven A. Porter, M.D., P.C. (the “Practice”) is required to pay $100,000 and comply with a two year corrective action plan pursuant to a...
Jessie GregorioNov 25, 20192 minConsidering NY’s Red Flag Gun Safety Law, How Can Physicians Support Patients & Their Families?New York’s Red Flag gun safety law became effective August 24, 2019. The law establishes a new procedure that allows a concerned family a...
David H. FitchOct 1, 20194 minAvoiding Accounting Malpractice: Considerations for PractitionersI was recently consulted by the former client of a certified public accountant. The client, who I’ll call “Ms. Smith,” hired the accounta...