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Aug 18, 2022 | Closing practice? Make patients aware, records available, responsibility clear
Lee Levin was recently quoted in an article discussing key considerations for closing healthcare and dental practices. Levin, an attorney with Roetzel & Andress in Chicago, says "arrangements must be made to keep patient records secure and available...
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Aug 4, 2022 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Lease Negotiations: What to Know Before Signing on the Dotted Line
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. This week on the HealthLaw HotSpot, host Ericka Adler, Roetzel shareh...
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Aug 4, 2022 | Navigating Abortion Discussions as a Physician
"More than any other time in my recent memory, there are multiple emotional and political "hot topics" affecting Americans across the country. This includes issues such as abortion, vaccine/masking, and gun ownership. Though most professionals keep t...
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Jul 28, 2022 | IRS Extends Portability Election
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Rev. Proc. 2022-32 which provides that estates may elect “portability” of a deceased spouse’s unused exclusion (DSUE) up to five years after the decedent’s date of death.  Portability allows spouses to...
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Jul 21, 2022 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Certificate of Needs in Illinois: What Doctors Need to Know
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. Many of our clients reach out to us with questions regarding a Certif...
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Jul 13, 2022 | Uptick in COVID Cases Prompts Additional EEOC Guidance
With COVID variant cases on the rise, the EEOC published new, additional guidance to employers on July 12, 2022. All of the EEOC’s updates can be found here. A few significant updates are summarized below:  Screening Employees: Prior to yesterd...
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Jul 12, 2022 | Health Professionals: Don't Sign a Letter of Intent Without Legal Review
"Physicians and other healthcare providers often consult with counsel when planning to sell their medical or other professional practice. Unfortunately, this consultation can occur after they have already negotiated and signed a letter of intent (LOI...
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Jul 7, 2022 | Ohio Appellate Court Finds Virtual Contact Is Not Enough for Personal Jurisdiction
By: Mackenzie Pensyl & Megan Faust On June 30th, 2022, the Ninth District Court of Appeals issued a significant decision in Magnum Asset Acquisition, LLC v. Green Energy Technologies, LLC. The Court decided that virtual communication between parti...
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Jul 7, 2022 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Closing Your Healthcare Practice? What You Need to Know
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. Many of our healthcare practice clients have asked how they would go...
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Jul 6, 2022 | U.S. Supreme Court Effectively Expands Its Controversial 2005 Kelo Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court often makes headlines with its decisions, but even in its inaction, the Court can have an impact on the law. Such was the case with Eychaner v. The City of Chicago, which the Court declined to hear last term.  Eychaner was a...
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Jun 28, 2022 | Chicago City Council Expands Sexual Harassment Provisions
Employers who maintain business facilities within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago and/or who are subject to one or more of the City’s license requirements should be aware of recent amendments to the sexual harassment aspects of the C...
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Jun 27, 2022 | Supreme Court Holds School Board Cannot Prohibit Coach From Praying on the Football Field
The Supreme Court today held a public school football coach can openly pray on the football field and have students participate. Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist., concerned an assistant football coach at a public high school. For eight years, the co...
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Jun 23, 2022 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: COVID Laboratory Testing Investigations
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. On this episode of the HealthLaw HotSpot, host Ericka Adler, Roetzel...
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Jun 23, 2022 | Title IX’s Anniversary Gift – Proposed Changes
On Title IX’s 50th Anniversary, the Department of Education announced its proposed changes to Title IX’s implementing regulations concerning sexual misconduct to better align them to Title IX’s nondiscrimination mandate. The proposal keeps some of th...
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Jun 22, 2022 | Counting Down To New Year's Day Sports Betting In Ohio
"On June 1, the Ohio Casino Control Commission announced that Ohio's first legal sports bets can be placed on Jan. 1, 2023, and published finalized license application materials for businesses planning to accept wagers ..." To read the full article (...
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Jun 14, 2022 | New Bill in Ohio House Could Dramatically Change Eminent Domain Law
On June 7, 2022, House Bill 698 was introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives. The Bill would amend Ohio’s eminent domain law, Ohio Revised Code Chapter 163, in numerous ways that are favorable to property owners and unfavorable for appropriati...
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Jun 14, 2022 | Ohio School Boards Permitted to Allow Employees to Carry Guns in Schools
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 99 into law yesterday, which allows school boards and governing bodies to permit individuals, including board employees such as administrators, teachers, cafeteria workers, and custodians, who have complete...
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Jun 14, 2022 | Ending a Patient Relationship Is Okay if Done Properly
"One of the most common inquiries I receive from physician clients is how to properly terminate a patient relationship. Perhaps it's a patient who refuses to honor payment terms or repeatedly cancels with little or no notice. Maybe it's a patient who...
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Jun 9, 2022 | Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Healthcare Practice Acquisitions: Six Key Points To Help You Through the Process
Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot® is a podcast and YouTube channel for physicians and health professionals that covers the legal issues and trends that affect the health care industry. This week, Ericka Adler, Roetzel shareholder and Health Law Practice...
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Jun 3, 2022 | State Issues Set for November Ballot
Ohio voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on two constitutional amendments on the ballot this November. HJR 2 and HJR 4 cleared the Ohio legislature yesterday during marathon sessions as the General Assembly worked to wrap up loose ends pr...