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Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS |September 21, 2001

Maryland Regulatory News Fall 2001

1. In June, the Maryland Health Care Commission (HCC) released its Practitioner ...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS |September 21, 2001

Retiree Health Benefits Subject to Age Discrimination

It appears that an obscure federal court case (Erie County Retirees Assoc. v. Er...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS |September 21, 2001

Maryland Rejects Wrongful Life Claims

Earlier this year, in Kassama v. Magat, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, M...

Maryland Laws Update for Financial Services |August 31, 2001

2001 Maryland Laws Update

All legislation becomes effective October 1, 2001, unless otherwise shown.PRIVAC...

Legal Bulletins |April 30, 2001

New Maryland Laws Prohibit Discrimination Based Upon Sexual Orientation and Genetic Information

The Maryland General Assembly recently enacted two laws, SB 2 and SB 25, which p...

Legal Bulletins |April 30, 2001

New Health Plan Claims and Appeals Regulations: Common Plan Provisions That Will Have To Be Changed

New claims and appeals regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor will r...

Legal Bulletins |April 30, 2001

New DOL Claims and Appeals

This summary covers only the application of the new regulations to group health ...

Legal Bulletins |April 30, 2001

The Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims

In a recent unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court clarified the standard for dete...

Legal Bulletins |March 31, 2001

HIPAA Privacy Regulations Take Effect: Compliance Required by April 14, 2003

On April 12, 2001, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS |March 21, 2001

Foreign Nurses to the Rescue

A serious shortage of professional nurses in the U.S. has forced many health ca...