Health Care Laws and Practices definition

Health Care Laws and Practices means all federal, state or local laws, rules, regulations or guidelines regarding (i) any government-sponsored health care program, including Medicare and other federally or state funded entitlement programs, and including those laws, rules, regulations and guidelines related to covered services, charging practices, billing, collection, marketing and advertising, (ii) kickbacks, fee-splitting and other referral practices, including, without limitation, the federal anti-kickback statute set forth at 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b (the “anti-kickback statute”), the federal physician self referral law set forth at 42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn (the “Xxxxx law”), California Business and Professions Code Section 650, California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14107.2(a), California Business and Professions Code Sections 650.01 and 650.02, California Labor Code Sections 139.3 and 139.31 and other related or similar laws and regulations, and (iii) the privacy, maintenance or protection of patient records, including the HIPAA.
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Health Care Laws and Practices means any federal, state or local Laws or guidelines regarding (i) any government-sponsored health care program, including Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare or Medicaid managed care plans and other federally or state funded health care entitlement programs, and including those Laws and guidelines related to covered services, charging practices, billing, cost reporting, claims submission or processing, collection, marketing and advertising; (ii) kickbacks, fee-splitting and other referral practices, including, without limitation, the federal anti-kickback statute set forth at 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b, the federal physician self-referral law set forth at 42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn and other related or similar federal or state laws and regulations; (iii) the privacy, maintenance or protection of patient records, including HIPAA and any other similar federal or state laws; (iv) false claims, including the Civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3729 et seq.), the Criminal False Claims Acts (18 U.S.C. Sections 287, 1001, and 1341) or any Laws related to improper billing or submission of claims or cost reports or similar federal, state or local Laws; (v) the Civil Monetary Penalties provisions of the Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7a or any comparable rules and regulations promulgated by any other federal or state agency; (vi) state and local Laws promulgated by departments of health, mental health, social services or departments with similar jurisdiction, pertaining to the clinical and related operations of any health care facility; (vii) over-utilization or inappropriate utilization of health care services by patients or improper denial of health care services to patients; (viii) obtaining or maintaining the proper and appropriate Health Care Permits from any Governmental Entities required in order to operate a health care facility, including, without limitation, the Health Care Permits required to operate inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities, or any of the types of facilities or programs operated by Company; (ix) treatment quality and documentation of care, staff and resident supervision, and staff credentialing, (x) storage, utilization, misappropriation, incorrect, missed or improper dosage, documentation and record-keeping regarding dispensing of medication or drugs, (xi) the protection from discrimination of any individuals on the basis of any disability, (xii) 42 C.F.R. Part 2, and any other Law protecting the privacy of i...
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Health Care Laws and Practices means any federal, state or local Laws applicable to the Business regarding (i) any government-sponsored health care program, including Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare or Medicaid managed care plans and other federally or state funded health care entitlement programs, and including those Laws and guidelines related to covered services, charging practices, billing, cost reporting, claims submission or processing, collection, marketing and advertising; (ii) kickbacks, fee-splitting and other referral practices, including, without limitation, the federal anti-kickback statute set forth at 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b, the federal physician self-referral law set forth at 42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn; (iii) the privacy, maintenance or protection of patient records, including HIPAA; (iv) false claims, including the Civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3729 et seq.), the Criminal False Claims Acts (18 U.S.C. Sections 287, 1001, and 1341) or any Laws related to improper billing or submission of claims or cost reports or similar federal, state or local Laws; (v) the Civil Monetary Penalties provisions of the Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7a or any comparable rules and regulations promulgated by any other federal or state agency; (vi) state and local Laws promulgated by departments of health, mental health, social services or departments with similar jurisdiction, pertaining to the clinical and related operations of any health care facility; (vii) over-utilization or inappropriate utilization of health care services by patients or improper denial of health care services to patients; (viii) obtaining or maintaining the proper and appropriate Health Care Permits from any Governmental Entities required in order to operate a health care facility, including, without limitation, the Health Care Permits required to operate inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities, or any of the types of facilities or programs operated by Companies; (ix) treatment quality and documentation of care, (x) storage, utilization, misappropriation, incorrect, missed or improper dosage, documentation and record-keeping regarding dispensing of medication or drugs, (xi) the protection from discrimination of any individuals on the basis of any disability, (xii) 42 C.F.R. Part 2, and any other Law protecting the privacy of individuals undergoing treatment for drug addiction or alcoholism or (xiii) the practice of medicine and the employment of licensed medical or healthcare ...
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Examples of Health Care Laws and Practices in a sentence

  • Executive has not received notification of or been under investigation with respect to, any violation of any provision of any federal, state or local law or administrative regulation, or of any rule, regulation or requirement of any licensing body relating to Health Care Laws and Practices.

  • If the Physician does not elect to utilize TMP’s billing and collection services (as described in Section (m) of Exhibit A) with respect to the collection of co-payments from Patients and/or elects to collect co-payments from the Patients directly, Physician promises to comply with any and all laws regarding collection of co-payments, including, without limitation, the Health Care Laws and Practices.

  • If the Physician does not elect to utilize CCPI’s billing and collection services (as described in Section (m) of Exhibit A) with respect to the collection of co-payments from Patients and/or elects to collect co-payments from the Patients directly, Physician promises to comply with any and all laws regarding collection of co-payments, including, without limitation, the Health Care Laws and Practices.

Related to Health Care Laws and Practices

  • Health Care Laws means: (i) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq.), the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq.), and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) all applicable federal, state, local and all applicable foreign health care related fraud and abuse laws, including, without limitation, the U.S. Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b)), the U.S. Physician Payment Sunshine Act (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7h), the U.S. Civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3729 et seq.), the criminal False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), all criminal laws relating to health care fraud and abuse, including but not limited to 18 U.S.C. Sections 286 and 287, and the health care fraud criminal provisions under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7), the civil monetary penalties law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (42 U.S.C. Section 17921 et seq.), and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes; (iii) Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act); (iv) Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act); (v) the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and (vi) any and all other applicable health care laws and regulations. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any subsidiary has received notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in material violation of any Health Care Laws, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action is threatened. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any subsidiary is a party to or has any ongoing reporting obligations pursuant to any corporate integrity agreements, deferred prosecution agreements, monitoring agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders, plans of correction or similar agreements with or imposed by any governmental or regulatory authority. Additionally, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of its respective employees, officers or directors has been excluded, suspended or debarred from participation in any U.S. federal health care program or human clinical research or, to the knowledge of the Company, is subject to a governmental inquiry, investigation, proceeding, or other similar action that could reasonably be expected to result in debarment, suspension, or exclusion.

  • Healthcare Laws has the meaning provided in Section 5.19(a).

  • Data Protection Laws and Regulations means all laws and regulations, including laws and regulations of the European Union, the European Economic Area and their member states, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, applicable to the Processing of Personal Data under the Agreement.

  • Health Care Law means any Applicable Law regulating the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance or management of a health care practice, facility, provider or payor, including without limitation, 42 U.S.C. ss.1395nn and 42 U.S.C. ss. 1320a-7b.

  • Applicable Laws and Regulations means all duly promulgated applicable federal, State and local laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, decrees, judgments, directives, or judicial or administrative orders, permits and other duly authorized actions of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the relevant parties, their respective facilities, and/or the respective services they provide.

  • Laws and Regulations means federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, ordinances, regulations, rules, codes, orders, constitutions, treaties, principles of common law, judgments, decrees or other requirements;

  • Legal Requirements means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity (as defined below).

  • Bye-laws means the bye-laws of the Company, as amended from time to time.

  • ISO-NE Practices means the ISO-NE practices and procedures for delivery and transmission of energy in effect from time to time and shall include, without limitation, applicable requirements of the NEPOOL Agreement, and any applicable successor practices and procedures.

  • Labor laws means the following labor laws and E.O.s:

  • Medicare Regulations means, collectively, all Federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XVIII of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) affecting the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act and any statutes succeeding thereto, together with all applicable provisions of all rules, regulations, manuals and orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines having the force of law of all Governmental Authorities (including Health and Human Services (“HHS”), CMS, the Office of the Inspector General for HHS, or any Person succeeding to the functions of any of the foregoing) promulgated pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing having the force of law, as each may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

  • Good Industry Practices means the practices that would be adopted by, and the exercise of that degree of care, skill, diligence, prudence and foresight that reasonably would be expected from, a competent contractor in the international oil and gas industry experienced in performing work similar in nature, size, scope and complexity to the Work and under conditions comparable to those applicable to the Work, where such work is subject to, and such contractor is seeking to comply with, the standards and codes specified in the Contract or (to the extent that they are not so specified) such national or international standards and codes as are most applicable in the circumstances, and the applicable Law.

  • Environmental, Health or Safety Requirements of Law means all Requirements of Law derived from or relating to foreign, federal, state and local laws or regulations relating to or addressing pollution or protection of the environment, or protection of worker health or safety, including, but not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., in each case including any amendments thereto, any successor statutes, and any regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder, and any state or local equivalent thereof.

  • Applicable Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

  • Prohibited Practices means the prohibited practices set forth in paragraph 4 of the Policy on Prohibited Practices;

  • Good Practice means such practice in the processing of personal data as appears to the Commissioner to be desirable having regard to the interests of data subjects and others, and includes (but is not limited to) compliance with the requirements of this Act;

  • Governmental Requirements means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, and decrees of any court, administrative body, or tribunal related to the activities and performances under this Agreement.

  • Safety Requirements means Prudent Electrical Practices, CPUC General Order No. 167, Contractor Safety Program Requirements, and all applicable requirements of Law, PG&E, the Utility Distribution Company, the Transmission Provider, Governmental Approvals, the CAISO, CARB, NERC and WECC.

  • State practice laws means a party state's laws, rules and regulations that govern the practice of nursing, define the scope of nursing practice, and create the methods and grounds for imposing discipline. "State practice laws" do not include requirements necessary to obtain and retain a license, except for qualifications or requirements of the home state.

  • Privacy Requirements shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.19.

  • Health care worker means a person other than a health care professional who provides medical, dental, or other health-related care or treatment under the direction of a health care professional with the authority to direct that individual's activities, including medical technicians, medical assistants, dental assistants, orderlies, aides, and individuals acting in similar capacities.

  • Ordinances means the ordinances of the City of Polk City, Iowa, as embodied in this Code of Ordinances, ordinances not repealed by the ordinance adopting this Code of Ordinances, and those enacted hereafter.

  • Governmental Rules means any and all laws, statutes, codes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, writs, decrees and injunctions, of any Governmental Authority and any and all legally binding conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements and judgments of any Governmental Authority.

  • Safety Standards means all laws, union rules and trade or industry custom or codes of any kind whatsoever, in effect from the date of this Agreement through Final Acceptance of the construction work, pertaining to worker safety and accident prevention applicable to the Project and/or the construction work (including, but not limited to, rules, regulations and standards adopted pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time).

  • Sanctions Laws and Regulations means any sanctions, prohibitions or requirements imposed by any executive order (an “Executive Order”) or by any sanctions program administered by OFAC.

  • Federal safety requirements means applicable provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 30101 et seq. and all