This COVID-19 – LEGAL GUIDE FOR MEDICAL GROUPS ("Guide") provides a general discussion of legal issues confronting medical groups as a result of COVID-19, including employee protections, infection control, and reporting obligations, workforce management and related mitigation strategies, employee obligations, business and payor relationships, privacy and telehealth, Medicare changes, and strategic transactions.
This Guide is not exhaustive, and does not create an attorney-client relationship with the reader. Readers are encouraged to consult legal counsel to address specific concerns for their business, particularly given the speed at which the COVID-19 situation is developing and varied degree and scope of responses by federal, local, and state governments. Things are changing quickly and there is no clear-cut authority or bright line rules for many of the topics addressed below. This is not an unequivocal statement of the law, but instead represents our best interpretation of where things currently stand. This Guide does not address the potential impacts of the numerous other local, state and federal orders that have been issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but which are not referenced in this Guide.
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As you are aware, things are changing quickly and there is no clear-cut authority or bright line rules. This is not an unequivocal statement of the law, but instead represents our best interpretation of where things currently stand. This article does not address the potential impacts of the numerous other local, state and federal orders that have been issued in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including, without limitation, potential liability should an employee become ill, requirements regarding family leave, sick pay and other issues.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
