Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management issued an interim final rule with a comment period on the issues of patient surprise billing and high patient cost-sharing for health care items and services (the Rule). The Rule implementsContinue Reading

After California and Virginia, Colorado recently became the third state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy bill. Although this new Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) overlaps with the California and Virginia privacy laws, it differs from those laws in some respects. For example, it does not generally exempt nonprofit organizations from its scope, but generallyContinue Reading

During the recently concluded 2021 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed a number of health care-related bills that will affect providers across the state. Below is a summary of the updated Telehealth Act along with additional relevant legislation. Georgia Telehealth Act The Georgia Telehealth Act (the Act) was created in 2019 to widen theContinue Reading

Chambliss associate Logan Threadgill was recently selected for the Leadership Chattanooga class of 2021-2022. Leadership Chattanooga is a 10-month program presented by the Chattanooga Chamber Foundation that provides leadership development training, networking opportunities with top community and state leaders, as well as experiential learning opportunities and involvement with community service projects. Logan represents clients inContinue Reading

With state, local, and federal governments beginning a new emphasis on infrastructure growth and improvements, many individuals owning property along roadways, railways, and other infrastructure areas, may soon find themselves confronted with a governmental entity seeking to take possession of their real property. Both the United States Constitution and Tennessee state law provide protections toContinue Reading

City and county attorneys and those representing other governmental entities within Tennessee may soon find themselves regularly exercising their eminent domain powers as infrastructure projects increase across the state and country. The ability to condemn private property for public use is an inherent power of the state and one granted to other governmental entities throughContinue Reading