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OSHA Violations Against Health Care Facilities – Don’t Just Pay It

OSHA enforcement against health care facilities are on the rise. We have seen an uptick in OSHA violations against long-term care facilities involving the use of respirators. Did you know that proper fit tests, medical evaluations, and training are required for all employees who are in close contact with residents with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus infections? In the COVID-19 world, this basically means everyone at your facility. OSHA has been very active issuing citations Read more

By Niki McCormick, ago

Vaccine Requirements Apply to More than Just Doctors and Nurses

The Federal vaccine requirement for health care workers applies to more than just doctors and nurses.  The requirement potentially applies to people whose work only occasionally requires them to visit a hospital, site of care, or other covered facility. The Final Interim Rule, published on November 4, 2021, also applies to workers who only occasionally visit a hospital, ambulatory surgery center, or other site of care, such as sales people, delivery personnel, and repairmen, Read more

By Niki McCormick, ago

Missouri Issues Emergency Regulations for Hospitals on Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility Determinations

On October 20, 2021, the Missouri Department of Social Services (“DSS”) issued emergency regulations allowing hospitals to perform presumptive eligibility determinations on individuals applying for expanded Medicaid coverage.   Hospitals that want to begin to perform presumptive eligibility determination should complete the DSS Checklist. The DSS emergency regulations can be found at: The Hospital Presumptive Eligibility Checklist can be found at: More information about Presumptive Eligibility can be found at: Our healthcare attorneys are available Read more

By Niki McCormick, ago

Margaret Mooney Named an ICON by Missouri Lawyers Media

Lashly & Baer, P.C. is excited to congratulate attorney Margaret M. Mooney, on being named a 2021 recipient of the Missouri Lawyers Media ICON Award. The ICON Award recognizes distinguished leaders in law, age 60 and older, for their notable, sustained success and strong leadership within and outside the field of law.Attorney Margaret Mooney graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Columbia University in 1973 and began her practice in New York shortly after. She Read more

By Niki McCormick, ago

Telemedicine, DME, Genetic Testing – Oh My! DOJ’s Interest Piqued?

The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHSS”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently issued a joint report on the status of their Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program for Fiscal Year 2021. The headline, as usual, was the significant amount of money the Federal government won or negotiated related to health care fraud judgment and settlements in 2020, $1.8 billion. This report comes in the wake of the Federal government collecting Read more

By Niki McCormick, ago

Preventing Discrimination and Harassment

Attorney Julie Z. Devine discusses the efforts to address racial justice both inside and outside of medical workplace continue to be a focus. Her article, “Preventing Discrimination and Harassment,” was recently featured in the August 2021 issue of St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine, the bi-monthly magazine of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society. Click Here to view the complete article.

By Niki McCormick, ago

Attorney Patrick E. Foppe Received TLA’s Distinguished Service Award

June 25, 2021, Lashly & Baer, P.C. is proud to congratulate attorney, Patrick E. Foppe, for receiving the Transportation Law Association’s (TLA) Distinguished Service Award at its annual conference in Lake Tahoe, California. The award recognized his “distinguished and outstanding service” to TLA and is in appreciation of his “countless hours of unselfish dedication and many contributions to the betterment of the Association.” Patrick has served as Co-Chair of TLA’s Membership and Recruiting Committee Read more

By Niki McCormick, ago