Healthcare Laws definition

Healthcare Laws has the meaning provided in Section 5.19(a).
Healthcare Laws means all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of any Governmental Authority with respect to regulatory matters primarily relating to patient healthcare, healthcare providers and healthcare services (including without limitation Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7(b) (Criminal Penalties Involving Medicare or State Health Care Programs), commonly referred to as the "Federal Anti-Kickback Statute," and the Social Security Act, as amended, Section 1877, 42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn (Prohibition Against Certain Referrals), commonly referred to as "Xxxxx Statute").
Healthcare Laws means the Laws applicable to the operations of the Hospital, including Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395-1395lll (the Medicare statute), including specifically, the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, as amended, or “Xxxxx Law,” 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn; Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396- 1396w-5 (the Medicaid statute); the Federal Health Care Program Anti-Kickback Statute (the “Federal Anti-Kickback Statute”), 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b); the False Claims Act, as amended (the “False Claims Act”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733; the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3801-3812; the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986, 41 U.S.C. §§ 51-58; the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1320a-7a and 1320a-7b; the Exclusion Laws, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7; the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (42 U.S.C. § 263a et seq.); HIPAA; any similar state and local Laws that address the subject matter of the foregoing; any state Law or precedent relating to the corporate practice of the learned or licensed healthcare professions; any state Law concerning the splitting of healthcare professional fees or kickbacks; any state Law concerning healthcare professional self-referrals; kickbacks or false claims; any state healthcare professional licensure Laws, qualifications or requirements for the practice of medicine or other learned healthcare profession; any applicable state requirements for business corporations or professional corporations or associations that provide medical services or practice medicine or related learned healthcare profession; workers compensation; any applicable state and federal controlled substance and drug diversion Laws, including, the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq.) and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and all applicable implementing regulations, rules, ordinances and Orders related to any of the foregoing.

Examples of Healthcare Laws in a sentence

  • No Obligor is aware of any complaints from any employees, independent contractors, vendors, physicians, customers, patients or other persons that could reasonably be considered to indicate a violation of Healthcare Laws which would be reasonably expected to result individually, or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.


More Definitions of Healthcare Laws

Healthcare Laws means all applicable Laws relating to the possession, control, warehousing, marketing, sale and distribution of pharmaceuticals, the operation of medical or senior housing facilities (such as, but not limited to, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, intermediate care facilities, assisted living and adult care facilities), patient healthcare, patient healthcare information, patient abuse, the quality and adequacy of medical care, rate setting, equipment, personnel, operating policies, fee splitting, including, without limitation, (a) all federal and state fraud and abuse laws, including, but not limited to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(6)), the Xxxxx Law (42 U.S.C. §1395nn), the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §3729 et seq.); (b) TRICARE; (c) CHAMPUS, (d) Medicare; (e) Medicaid; (f) HIPAA; (g) quality, safety and accreditation standards and requirements of all applicable state laws or regulatory bodies; (h) all laws, policies, procedures, permits, requirements, certifications, and regulations pursuant to which licenses, approvals and accreditation certificates are issued in order to operate medical, senior housing facilities, assisted living facilities, or skilled nursing facilities; and (i) any and all other applicable health care laws, regulations, manual provisions, policies and administrative guidance, each of (a) through (i) as may be amended from time to time.
Healthcare Laws means, to the extent related to the conduct of CGI’s business, (a) the FDCA, (b) Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act), (c) Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act), (d) the U.S. Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)), including the statutory exceptions and the safe harbor regulations (42 C.F.R. § 1001.952); (e) the federal physician self-referral (“Sxxxx”) law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn) including the statutory exceptions and the regulatory exceptions (42 C.F.R. § 411.350 et seq.); (f) the Civil Monetary Penalty Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), (g) any federal or state prohibition on the defrauding or making of or causing the defrauding of any third-party payer (including commercial and private payers, and Medicare Advantage plans) or any Governmental Authority that administers a federal or state health care program (including Medicare, Medicaid and state Medicaid Waiver Programs, and TRICARE), including the civil U.S. False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq.), the administrative U.S. False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)) and analogous state laws and regulations, (h) all applicable federal and state laws pertaining to the privacy and security of personally identifiable information and to the confidentiality, privacy and security of protected health information, including the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) (42 U.S.C. § 1320d et seq.), as amended by the U.S. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) (42 U.S.C. §§ 17921 et seq.) and the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7), (i) the U.S. Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987, (j) the Sunshine/Open Payments Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7h), (k) all regulations or guidance promulgated pursuant to such Laws, and (l) any other federal, state or non-U.S. Law now existing, or as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute thereto, that regulates the design, development, testing, studying, manufacturing, processing, storing, importing or exporting, licensing, labeling or packaging, advertising, distributing, selling, pricing, or marketing of pharmaceutical products, or that is related to remuneration (including ownership) to or by physicians or other health care providers (including kickbacks) or the disclosure or reporting of the same, patient or program charges, record-keeping, claims processing, documentation requirements, medical necessity, referrals, the hiring of em...
Healthcare Laws means all Laws of any Jurisdiction relating to the governance or provision of healthcare services or the operation of healthcare facilities, and any rules and regulations adopted and publications promulgated pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, any Laws, rules and regulations relating to obtaining or the maintenance of certificates of need, licenses, permits, authorizations, certificates, and the unauthorized practice of medicine.
Healthcare Laws means all applicable laws relating to the operation or management of hospitalist practices, the provision of hospitalist services, proper billing and collection practices relating to the payment for healthcare services, insurance law (including law related to payment for “no-fault” claims) and workers compensation law as they relate to the provision of, and billing and payment for, healthcare services, patient healthcare, patient healthcare information, patient abuse, the quality and adequacy of rehabilitative care, rate setting, equipment, personnel, operating policies, fee splitting, including, without limitation, (a) all federal and state fraud and abuse laws, including, without limitation, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(b)), the Xxxxx Law (42 U.S.C. §1395nn), the civil False Claims Act (31 X.X.X. §0000 et seq.), the administrative False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), the Anti-Inducement Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a(a)(5)), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7); (b) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009; (c) the Medicare Regulations and the Medicaid Program (Title XIX of the Social Security Act); (d) quality, safety and accreditation standards and requirements of all applicable state laws or regulatory bodies; (e) all laws, policies, procedures, requirements and regulations pursuant to which Healthcare Permits are issued; (f) any laws, regulations or administrative guidance with respect to fee splitting by healthcare professionals and the corporate practice of medicine in any jurisdiction in which any Borrower or any Guarantor operates; and (g) any and all comparable state or local laws and other applicable health care laws, regulations, manual provisions, policies and administrative guidance, each of (a) through (g) as may be amended from time to time and the regulations promulgated pursuant to each such law.
Healthcare Laws means, to the extent related to the conduct of Parent’s business or the Company’s business, as applicable, (a) the FDCA, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) all federal and state fraud and abuse Laws, including, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)), the Xxxxx Law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn), the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.), Sections 1320a-7 and 1320a-7a of Title 42 of the United States Code and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes, (c) the administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. §§669, 1035, 1347 and 1518; 42 U.S.C. §1320d et seq.) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, (d) Titles XVIII (42 U.S.C. §1395 et seq.) and XIX (42 X.X.X. §0000 et seq.) of the Social Security Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, (e) the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. §1395w-101 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, (f) the so-called federal “Sunshine Law” or Open Payments (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7h) and state or local Laws regulating or requiring reporting of interactions between medical device manufacturers and members of the healthcare industry and regulations promulgated thereunder and (g) Laws governing government pricing or price reporting programs and regulations promulgated thereunder, including the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (42 U.S.C. § 1396r-8) and any state supplemental rebate program, the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 256b), the VA Federal Supply Schedule (38 U.S.C. § 8126) or any state pharmaceutical assistance program or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs agreement, and any successor government programs.
Healthcare Laws means all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of any Governmental Authority with respect to the regulation of patient health care and the submission of claims for reimbursement including: (a) federal fraud and abuse laws and regulations, including, the federal patient referral law, 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn, commonly known as “Xxxxx II”, the federal anti-kickback law, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b, the federal civil monetary penalty statute 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a, federal laws regarding the submission of false claims, false billing, false coding, and similar state laws and regulations, (b) federal and state laws applicable to reimbursement and reassignment, (c) HIPAA, (d) Medicare, (e) statutes affecting the Tricare/CHAMPUS, Veterans, and black lung disease programs and any other health care program financed with United States government funds, (f) all federal statutes and regulations affecting the medical assistance program established by Titles V, XIX, XX, and XXI of the Social Security Act and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all state statutes and plans for medical assistance enacted in connection with the federal statutes and regulations, (g) the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, commonly known as “EMTALA”, and (h) any other federal or state law or regulation governing health care.
Healthcare Laws means: (a) any and all federal, state and local fraud and abuse laws, including (i) the federal Xxxx-Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (00 X.X.X. § 0000x-0(x)), (xx) the Xxxxx Law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn and §1395(q)), (iii) the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.), (iv) Sections 1320a-7 and 1320a-7a of Title 42 of the United States Code, and (v) the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes; (b) the federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; (c) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; (d) laws, rules and regulations governing Medicare and Medicaid; (e) the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub. L. No. 108-173) and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; (f) quality, safety, life safety, and accreditation standards and requirements of all applicable state laws or regulatory bodies; (g) any Applicable Law relating to the Borrowers’ ownership, management, or operation of a healthcare facility or business, or assets used in connection therewith; (h) any Applicable Law relating to the billing or submission of claims, collection of accounts receivable, underwriting the cost of, or provision of management or administrative services in connection with, any and all of the foregoing, by any Borrower; and (i) any and all other applicable healthcare laws, regulations, manual provisions, policies and administrative guidance, each of (a) through (h) as may be amended from time to time.