HHS Clarifies NPDB Reporting Obligations
Client Alert | 1 min read | 09.24.03
Some health care entities have expressed concern that the National Practitioner Data Bank regulations require health care entities to report adverse actions taken against practitioners to both the NPDB and the applicable State Board of Medical Examiners, while the NPDB Guidebook directs health care entities to report directly to the NPDB first, and then subsequently to send to the State Board the Report Verification Document that the NPDB sends to the plan confirming receipt of the adverse action report in satisfaction of the plan's Board reporting obligation. We requested confirmation of health care entity obligations from the NPDB, and received the attached letter from HRSA Deputy Administrator Cynthia Grubbs in response. The letter confirms the process set forth in the Guidebook, and should provide additional comfort to health care entities who may have been unsure of their obligations.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 09.15.25
On August 19, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (“Senate Finance Committee”) sent Paul Atkins, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a letter calling on the SEC to investigate White River Energy Corp (“White River”). In the letter, the Senate Finance Committee confirmed a criminal investigation into White River related to the sale of so-called “tribal tax credits” that according to both Congress and the IRS, do not exist. The letter further states that White River allegedly earned millions of dollars selling these credits and has not been forthcoming with investors regarding the existence of the criminal investigation. According to the Senate Finance Committee, White River has failed to file financial disclosure documents with the SEC since March 15, 2024, missing six consecutive reporting periods. The letter instructs White River to disclose the existence of the DOJ criminal tax investigation, and calls on the SEC to take action if White River fails to do so.
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