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Newly Issued HHS Regulations and Audit Protocol Signal the Importance of Updating HIPAA Compliance Programs
Sarah L. Carlins,Michael D. Ecker,Elizabeth S. Goldberg,Sandra R. Mihok, February 6, 2013
On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued a 563 page final regulatory rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). The regulations, which implement provisions of the Health Information...

PA DEP Now Accepting Grant Applications from Natural Gas Vehicle Program
Daniel Clearfield,Jeffrey J. Norton, December 12, 2012
As of December 1, 2012, the Department of Environmental Protection will begin accepting applications for its Natural Gas Vehicle Grant program, which will provide up to $20 million over the next three years to help pay for the incremental purchase and conversion costs of heavyduty natural gas fleet...

Recent Decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: United States v. Caronia
Mark C. Levy, December 12, 2012
In a much anticipated decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in United States v. Caronia, 09-5006-CR (2d Cir. December 3, 2012), reversed the conspiracy conviction of a pharmaceutical sales representative for his off-label promotion of an approved prescription drug. ...

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