More than 20 states have enacted laws requiring the use of face masks or coverings in indoor public places, which would include workplaces like medical testing labs. Here’s a Model Policy … [Read more...]
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Model COVID-19 Contact Log Sheet
July 6, 2020
Maintaining social distancing will be the price that labs and other businesses will have to pay to reopen and remain open until the COVID-19 threat goes away. But for social distancing to work, there … [Read more...]
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Model COVID-19 Exposure Control Plan
June 4, 2020
Regulators have made it clear that workplaces, including labs, must implement written plans to control COVID-19 exposure risks at the site. Here’s a Model Plan template your lab can adapt that … [Read more...]
Model COVID-19 Medical Screening Policy
April 28, 2020
Regulators have made it clear that given the unique circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers may implement pre-screening measures to ensure that people who have or may have the virus don’t … [Read more...]
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TOOL: Model Screening Form For Coronavirus COVID-19
March 9, 2020
We don’t yet know how contagious coronavirus (COVID-19) is but we do know that it can spread via human-to-human contact. We also know that the risk of contracting the diseases is significantly greater … [Read more...]
ANTI-KICKBACK
Compliance Tool: Model In-Office Phlebotomist Agreement
January 24, 2020
The following Model Agreement between a testing lab and a referring physician was created by Savannah, GA, lab compliance attorney Adam Walters and structured to minimize kickback liability risks to … [Read more...]
HIPPA
Tool: Model PHI Amendment Denial Letter
October 18, 2019
There are two things you must do to lawfully deny a patient’s request to amend his/her own PHI: i. Have a legal basis for the denial, i.e., at least one of four circumstances described in the main … [Read more...]
