[03/21/25]
Posted on March 21, 2025 in Litigation Analysis, Mental Health
Published by: Hall Render
The Indiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) in In re: the Civil Commitment of C.R. upheld the trial court’s Order for Regular Commitment, holding sufficient evidence supported the trial court’s finding that C.R. was dangerous to himself and gravely disabled. In re Commitment of C.R., No. 24A-MH-1485, 2024 WL 5153983 (Ind. Ct. App. Dec.... READ MORE
Tags: Commitment, Grave Disability, mental health
[03/10/25]
Posted on March 10, 2025 in Health Law News, Mental Health
Published by: Hall Render
In Re: Commitment of M.M., (24A-MH-2046), the Indiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) upheld the trial court’s order indefinitely committing M.M., ruling that sufficient evidence supported the finding that M.M. was gravely disabled. The decision underscores the legal standards for civil commitments and highlights the role of patient insight and independent functioning in determining... READ MORE
Tags: Civil Commitments, Grave Disability, Indiana Court of Appeals, mental health
[01/09/25]
Posted on January 9, 2025 in Litigation Analysis, Mental Health
Published by: Hall Render
In R.R. v. Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Ctr. (“R.R.“), the Indiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) upheld a trial court’s decision to place a patient diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder under regular commitment. The Court applied the disjunctive test for “gravely disabled” and clarified that a patient’s profound disorganization which hinders the patient’s... READ MORE
Tags: Gravely Disabled, Indiana Court of Appeals, mental health
[12/09/19]
Posted on December 9, 2019 in Federal Advocacy
Published by: Hall Render
For the fifth time, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (“CCBHCs”) have received a short-term funding extension with Congress’ last-minute passage of a temporary government-wide spending bill. Funding for CCBHCs in this extension runs through December 20, 2019. This measure was signed into law late on November 21, just in the nick of time as... READ MORE
Tags: CCBHC, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, IMD, institutions for mental diseases, medicaid, mental health
[03/27/17]
Posted on March 27, 2017 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
This is the fifth article in a series on the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Cures Act”), which was signed into law on December 13, 2016. We will continue publishing a series of articles summarizing various components under the Cures Act. The articles in our series are located here. This article highlights the opportunities... READ MORE
Tags: 21st Century Cures Act, 21st Century Cures Act Series, Behavioral Health, Electronic Visit Verification, EPSDT, EVV, Home Health Services, IMD, Institutions for Mental Disease, mental health, Personal Care Services, Section 1115 Waivers, Substance Use Disorders
[08/13/11]
Posted on August 13, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
Earlier this week, we highlighted the implementation by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of enrollment revalidations and screening categories, and which categories CMS places certain long-term care providers. It is important for providers and suppliers to understand what each screening category (limited, moderate, or high) entails and be aware of any events... READ MORE
Tags: 10 years, ACA, accountable care, assisted living, billing, bufford, cah, clinic, clinical laboratories, cms, database, dmepos, enrollment, excluded, fbi, final adverse action, fingerprint, group, hha, high, Home Health, home health agency, Hospice, hospital, initial enrollment, jent, license, limited, long term care, MAC, medicaid, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, Medicare, mental health, moderate, moratorium, new practice location, nursing home, oig, on site, on-site visit, payment, physcian, PPACA, practitioner, recertification, reimbursement, Rural Health, screening, selby, skilled nursing facility, snf, suspension, therapy, visit
