PPP Safe Harbor for Return of Funds Set to Expire on May 14
CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon May 12, 2020 The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) is one of the most significant programs for businesses under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act. While designed to support small businesses to navigate the financial crisis caused by COVID-19, the PPP administration by the Small Business Administration […]
Your Estate Plan During COVID-19: Essentials, Updates, and Opportunities
CLIENT ALERT By: Madeline Hutchings May 4, 2020 Amid the COVID-19 event, a common instinct is to put planning on the shelf until life “returns to normal.” And changing landscapes in the areas of finance, tax, and the law have created uncertainty over how best to plan for the future. But making sure your estate […]
Remote Notarization: Massachusetts Temporarily Permits Remote Notarial Acts During The COVID-19 Emergency
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley May 1, 2020 On April 28, 2020, Governor Baker signed, “An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19” (“Act”). As an emergency act, the Act is effective immediately, and expires three days after Governor Baker terminates the COVID-19 state of emergency. Upon expiration, Massachusetts law will […]
Update: CMS Suspends Advance Payment Program and Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program
CLIENT ALERT By Andrew Eills April 27, 2020 If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic proves that change in policy is constant and rapid. On March 28, 2020 – just a month ago – CMS announced its expansion of two temporary loan programs, the Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, for Part A and Part B suppliers, […]
Enforcing the CARES Act: Court Rules That CARES Contains No Private Right of Action, But are Other Remedies Available?
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley April 27, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. 116–136 (“CARES”), and in particular the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) has been viewed as a lifeline for small business struggling with cash flow during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its purpose is “to provide emergency assistance and health care response […]
Attorney General Issues Opinion on Immunity for Health Care Workers
CLIENT ALERT By: Katherine Hanna April 24, 2020 New Hampshire health care facilities and their employees and volunteers who are braving the front lines to respond to the COVID-19 crisis received a major boost from NH Attorney General Gordon MacDonald on April 22nd. MacDonald issued Attorney General Opinion No. 2020-1 in response to NH DHHS […]
Massachusetts Places a Moratorium on Evictions and Residential Foreclosures
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley April 22, 2020 On April 20, 2020, Governor Baker signed House Bill 4647, “An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures during the COVID-19 Emergency” (the “Act”). As an emergency act, its provision became effective immediately. The eviction provisions discussed below expire either in 120 days or 30 […]
CARES Act Overhauls Federal Law Governing Privacy of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Information
CLIENT ALERT By: Jason Gregoire April 21, 2020 In 1975, Congress enacted a law (42 U.S.C. § 290-dd2) and corresponding regulations (42 C.F.R. Part 2) to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder (“SUD”) treatment records known colloquially as “Part 2”. For 45 years, Part 2 has required SUD treatment programs—and anyone receiving SUD records—to […]
“Alternative Care Settings” – Governor Sununu Orders In-Network Payments Rates for Procedures Conducted at Out-of-Network Sites
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills April 19, 2020 In order to be paid for acute care procedures at negotiated rates, a contract between a health insurer and a hospital requires that these procedures be conducted within the hospital. Depending upon the contractual provision, if a procedure is rendered outside of the hospital, then either the […]
Main Street Loan Programs-Relief for Businesses with up to 10,000 Employees or up to $2.5 Billion in 2019 Annual Revenues
CLIENT ALERT By: Margaret Probish April 19, 2020 On April 9, 2020 the Federal Reserve announced two so-called “Main Street” loan programs to address the economic impact of COVID-19 on mid-sized business including the Main Street New Loan Facility and the Main Street Expanded Loan Facility. In its announcement the Federal Reserve detailed the terms […]
