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New Ohio Recovery Housing Rules Take Effect January 1, 2025

Client Alert
January 2, 2025

Ohio is implementing new regulations to enhance accountability and quality in recovery housing. These changes, effective January 1, 2025, will impact certified community behavioral health providers and their referral practices.

The following text is an excerpt from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, published on December 31, 2024. 

"In accordance with Ohio law (R.C. 5119.394), OhioMHAS has established a registry of recovery housing residences that are accredited (or its equivalent) by certain accreditation organizations or, if newer (in operation for not more than 18 months), are actively engaged in efforts to obtain such accreditation. Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, certified community behavioral health providers are prohibited from referring clients to a recovery housing residence that is not on the statewide recovery housing residence registry at the time of the referral."

Read the full update here.

If your organization needs assistance navigating the new recovery housing rules or ensuring compliance with Ohio’s updated regulations, please contact Member Daphne Kackloudis at dlkackloudis@bmdllc.com.

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Client Alert

The DOL and EEOC Enter a Partnership to Strengthen Federal Employment Law Enforcement

October 23, 2023On September 13, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to work together in enforcing federal employment laws. The MOU forms a partnership between the two agencies to encourage coordination through information sharing, joint investigations, training, and outreach.Client Alert

Proposed Laboratory Arrangement Draws Heightened Scrutiny from the OIG

October 18, 2023On September 25, 2023, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 23-06 (AO). The Opinion involved a proposed arrangement between an independent laboratory and other physician laboratories for the purchase of the technical component of anatomic pathology services. The OIG ultimately concluded that the arrangement at issue, if it was entered into with the requisite intent, would implicate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and constitute grounds for sanctions.Client Alert

SMALL BUSINESS ALERT: January 1, 2024 - Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting

October 13, 2023Beginning on January 1, 2024, many small businesses across the United States will have to report personal information about their owners, beneficial owners, and others who own or exercise control over the company. The information will have to be reported to, and maintained by, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) as part of the Beneficial Ownership Information Rule. FinCEN is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.Client Alert

Health Care Inclusivity for the LGBTQIA+ Community

October 5, 2023Healthcare providers, regardless of practice setting, should be aware of the healthcare disparities for LGBTQIA+ individuals, and ways in which they can be more inclusive of these individuals by making modifications to their practices.Client Alert

Obtaining Patient Consent

October 4, 2023Patients have autonomy to choose what can and cannot be done to their bodies. Therefore, informed consent is required before any treatments or procedures commence. This is a stark contrast to the previously recognized paternalistic approach, which relies solely on the decision-making of the provider. However, in order for patients to really choose whether or not to submit themselves to a particular healthcare service, they must actually understand what the service is. Therefore, patient consent should help the patient understand the risks and benefits, as well as any alternative treatment options.
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