It is possible for physicians with an addiction problem to retain their jobs in New Jersey, but it will depend on the specific circumstances of the case and the policies of the physician’s employer. In general, the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners (NJSBME) has a policy of promoting the rehabilitation of physicians who […]
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On June 1, NJ Governor Murphy signed into legislation Public Law 2018, C.32 which requires healthcare facilities to make certain disclosures with regard to out of benefit services. All physicians and healthcare providers should be aware of its requirements. The Act provides that healthcare professionals must make two disclosures to their patients with regard to
Nurses are not immune to the dangers of alcohol and substance abuse threatening everyone in their daily lives. In fact, nurses may be especially vulnerable by virtue of the accessibility they have to prescription medications. The Recovery and Monitoring Program was established in 2003 largely through the effort of the NJ State Nurses Association. It
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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services, Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule updating the prospective payment rates for in-patient rehabilitation facilities on August 6, 2014. Among other things, the final rule is consistent with the Department’s policy to collect data on the amount and mode (individual, concurrent, group and co-treatments)
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What is a licensed nurse in another state to do when their spouse who is in the armed forces is suddenly relocated to NJ? How can a struggling armed forces family make ends meet when the nurse has to wait for a protracted license application to be passed? On June 2, 2014, the NJ State
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On February 6, 2014, lawmakers in the House and Senate announced final agreement on legislation which will change the way doctors are paid through the Medicare physician payment system. Read More Here…
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People who require mental health coverage are happy to know that long awaited changes to the laws effecting insurance coverage have finally arrived. Those changes can be found in the new Affordable Care Act, (the “ACA”) and changes made to the Mental Heath Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (the “Parity Act”). Read More
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On August 13, 2013, Allstate Insurance filed suit in the Superior Court, Bergen County, asking the Court to declare that it is not liable to pay 2.1 million dollars in claims presented by Dr. Nabil Yazgi, a medical doctor from Saddle River, NJ. Read More Here…
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It’s on the news, in the papers, even on billboards: NJ is serious about fighting insurance fraud. New Jersey’s “Insurance Fraud Prevention Act” (the “Act”) has been hailed nationally as “model” legislation that is a useful tool of prosecutors and the State to curb insurance abuses. Read More Here…”
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