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Florida ABA Clinics and Medicaid Providers: Is Your Health Care Clinic Exemption at Risk?

Many healthcare providers throughout Florida rely on a Health Care Clinic Exemption Certificate to operate without obtaining a Health Care Clinic License through the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration....
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Presentation to the Capital Medical Society: The Legal Dangers of Prescribing Controlled Substances

Our Firm is honored to be presenting sponsors of the Capital Medical Society (CMS) in Tallahassee where our headquarters is located. One of the Firm’s health care attorneys, John Wilson,....
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Mandatory Online License Renewals for Health Care Providers

As an owner and operator of a health care facility in Florida, you are likely familiar with the licensing renewal process with the Agency for Healthcare Administration (“AHCA”), which is....
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New Florida Law Affects Healthcare Professionals Who Have a Criminal Past

I. Present Situation Current law requires certain health care employees to be screened for a history of criminal offenses. Similarly, where one works within the health care field, for example....
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Designated Physicians for OSRs: What is it and how do you qualify?

If you are a Florida physician who performs surgery in an office setting, or if you own such a facility, you may have encountered the Florida Office Surgery Registration (OSR)....
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Office Surgery Facilities: What are they and how are they regulated?

Office Surgery Facilities play a significant role in the provision of outpatient surgical procedures and provide a comfortable and convenient setting for patients. In Florida, office surgery facilities must register....
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Healthcare Facility Licensing – Why You Need a Legal Team

Are you considering buying a health care facility in the State of Florida? The process of licensing a health care facility involves intricate areas you need to be well-versed in....
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Should You Go Before a Professional Licensing Board Alone?

If you’ve received an administrative complaint against your professional, health care, or facility license and are considering representing yourself before these state licensing boards, you should watch this video first.....
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Commonly Cited Deficiencies Against Assisted Living Facilities

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) licenses, oversees, and governs Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) and their operations. AHCA regularly inspects licensed assisted living facilities. During inspection, AHCA inspectors....
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Congratulations to Attorney Rickey Strong: ALF Administrator Certification!

Rickey L. Strong, Esquire....
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Facilities’ Medicaid Reimbursement: Hope After an AHCA Audit

Part one of a two-part series This is how it typically happens. Your facility has been timely filing Medicaid cost reports with AHCA.  Yet, suddenly, you receive a notice from....
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Effective Face Coverings; Hillsborough Mandate

Tampa, is the mask you are using effective? The Hillsborough County Commission is the governing entity for the County’s COVID-19 response. The Commission recently decided in a 5-2 decision to....
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