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Retiring from Chiropractic Practice

By Casey Alesch | 08.28.2024
Deciding when to retire can be difficult after building and sustaining a successful chiropractic practice. When the time comes to retire, chiropractors should be aware of the following requirements involving notifying patients, retaining records, and updating licenses. Notifying Patients The Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) requires that retiring... Read More

2020 Legislative Session - Week 10

By BrownWinick | 06.05.2020
Lawmakers returned to the Capitol Wednesday following an 11-week suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since they paused activity days prior to the second funnel deadline, most bills that did not pass the House or Senate, plus committee in the other chamber by the end of the day on Friday, June 5 are “dead” for the remainder of session. Tax,... Read More

HIPAA Fee Limitations for Record Requests

By Drew Larson | 11.21.2019
Health care providers and staff commonly receive medical record requests from current or former patients of their practice for a variety of reasons. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) allows for patients to request copies of their own records, with a few limitations, but notably, the regulations also limit... Read More

Governor Reynolds Fills Vacancy on State Health Facilities Council

By BrownWinick | 05.30.2019
The State Health Facilities Council is a five-member board appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate that reviews, and approves or denies, Certificate of Need (CON) applications to establish or change certain institutional health services in the state. CON applications relate to facilities such as hospitals, nursing facilities, and... Read More

Mandatory Reporters of Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Subject to New Training Requirements Effective July 1

By BrownWinick | 05.24.2019
Iowa law requires many health care professionals (and others) to report incidents of suspected abuse of children or of dependent adults. Professionals subject to this requirement—often called “mandatory reporters”—include physicians, dentists, optometrists, chiropractors, dental hygienists, nurses, physician assistants, emergency medical care... Read More

OIG Begins Investigation into Medicaid Managed Care Denials

By BrownWinick | 04.22.2019
The United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently announced that it is investigating denials by managed care organizations (“MCOs”) that contract with state Medicaid agencies. It its announcement, OIG recognized that the arrangement between MCOs and the State “shifts financial risk for the... Read More

UnitedHealthcare Withdraws as MCO

By BrownWinick | 03.29.2019
UnitedHealthcare provided notice today (Friday, March 29, 2019) that it is withdrawing from the Iowa MCO program. Please see the Iowa Department of Human Services press release link below for additional detail. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/bulletins/23a4114 Read More

State Health Facilities Council Update - October 24, 2018

By BrownWinick | 10.25.2018
The State Health Facilities Council (the “Council”) met on October 24, 2018, and granted a certificate of need (“CON”) to each of the following projects: • The construction of a 40-bed rehabilitation hospital in Johnson County by Mercy Medical Center and Kindred Healthcare at a cost of $7,508,963. • The construction of a 40-bed rehabilitation... Read More

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