Description | Volume_Issue | Year | Month | PDF |
Today we consider whether an ALS assessment alone is sufficient to qualify an EMS provider for Medicaid reimbursement at the ALS level; we also discuss a court case addressing a defense to WISHA citations, for "unpreventable employee misconduct." | 14-06 | 2016 | 8 | June2016FINAL.pdf |
The laws applicable to fire districts and regional fire authorities are certainly not the same, and we consider those differences and similarities in this issue; we also discuss new litigation pertaining to worker's compensation and the "subjective findings" of treating physicians; we also outline a public records act case involving statutes of limitation. | 14-09 | 2016 | 9 | 2016SeptemberFINAL.pdf |
Contracts for services are an under-utilized alternative to the property tax, and we discuss this today, as it pertains to contracts with housing authorities; we also discuss a new bill impacting Medicaid fraud investigations in Washington State; the doctrine of incompatibility of public offices; our potential new business model; and finally, we have our Safety Bill, discussing deadlines for training under WAC 296-305. | 15-05 | 2017 | 5 | May2017FINAL.pdf |
We consider a variety of issues today including new L&I guidance on mask-wearing, the new long-term care law, session laws pertaining to data-sharing and excessive force, a Public Records Act case involving Youtube, medical records retention, and the Affordable Care Act. | 19-05 | 2021 | 6 | MayJune2021FINAL.pdf |
Today we consider a court case involving the posting of an independent medical examination (IME) on social media, and we also discuss FLSA "work periods" and the GEMT program. | 22-08 | 2024 | 9 | August2024FINAL.pdf |