On April 10, the Department of Justice announced that a Louisiana woman, Melissa J. Watson of Slidell, pleaded guilty to theft of public money in connection with an alleged scheme to misappropriate over $780,000 from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), a COVID-19 relief program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Court documents suggest […]
The DOJ announced that Artur Chanchikyan, owner of home health agency Gentle Touch Home Health Care Inc. (Gentle Touch), pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining $345,108 in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans. According to the DOJ, Chanchikyan applied for a $160,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan on behalf of Gentle Touch around April 2020. Chanchikyan fabricated Gentle […]
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) finally launched its Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) Reporting Portal and simultaneously updated its PRF Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”). Just two weeks after launch of the Reporting Portal, HHS has released an additional round of PRF updates. Of particular note, HHS indicates that it will […]
On July 1, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) launched its Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) Reporting Portal through the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”). On the same day, HHS once again updated its PRF Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”). The attorneys at Chilivis Grubman have tracked prior 2021 updates to the FAQs last June and in the […]
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chilivis Grubman attorneys have written about the temporary expansion of telehealth services and related increased government scrutiny. In March 2020, the Trump administration announced that Medicare providers could use certain telehealth technologies with no penalties, provided blanket HIPAA waivers, and announced that qualifying telehealth services were reimbursable by […]
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have cautioned providers on government enforcement efforts related to the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and the likely audits that would follow the disbursement of the funds. And Providers Relief Fund compliance is more important now than ever, as the government has announced PRF-related audits. The U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
On April 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release regarding a Colorado physician who is accused of stealing nearly $300,000 from three COVID-19 relief programs – the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program (“AAPP”), the Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”), and the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The AAPP provides necessary funds when there […]
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government enacted the CARES Act. The CARES Act includes a Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) of more than $100 billion. The PRF reimburses eligible providers for healthcare-related expenses and lost revenue attributable to COVID-19. Chilivis Grubman attorneys have cautioned CARES Act and PRF recipients about the government’s […]
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act includes a Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) with more than $100 billion to reimburse eligible providers for healthcare-related expenses and lost revenues attributable to COVID-19. In April, Chilivis Grubman published a client alert […]
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