As we inch towards Spring and the obvious Cannabis holiday (April 20), cannabis is still on a growth spurt. Martha Stewart has gotten into the act, possibly encouraged by her friend and VH1 co-star Snoop Dog. Martha is collaborating with Canopy Growth Corporation on Cannabidiol (“CBD”) products – both for Read more…
One of Simas & Associates, Ltd.'s main areas of practice involves representing clients with health care or professional licenses who are under investigation. In June 2017, Simas & Associates achieved a personal record in closing seven different investigations within a week's period. As described below, the majority of these cases Read more…
On October 8 and 9, 2016, Steven L. Simas, founder and owner of Simas & Associates, Ltd. spoke at the 2016 Annual Conference for the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA). The conference was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center and had over several hundred physical therapists in attendance. This year’s conference featured Read more…
On January 1, 2014, AB 1000 went into effect. The Direct Access bill provided, among other things, authorization for a patient to directly access physical therapy services up to 45 days or 12 visits before requiring a physician to approve the plan of care for the patient. The physical therapy Read more…
After defending hundreds of health care licensing investigations and disciplinary actions from Boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs over the years, certain things have become very apparent. First, a licensing Board or Department of Consumer Affairs (“DCA”) investigator is not contacting you for praise or accolades – there has Read more…
(The below is content that will be published in an upcoming PT Interventions, the official newsletter of the California Physical Therapy Association) For years there has been much confusion about physical therapists working for and owning different types of corporations, and whether a physical therapist may form or work for Read more…
Recently, our law firm has received a large influx of inquiries for service from registered nurses and physical therapists. The cause for this influx appears to be an abrupt change in the way the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) and the Physical Therapy Board (PTB) are treating first-time, driving under Read more…
On April 12 and 13, Steve Simas was one of several presenters in two seminars provided by the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA) in San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively. Mr. Simas was selected to present due to his deep experience in health care reform law. Mr. Simas’s participation in Read more…
On October 7, 2013, Governor Brown signed AB 1000 (Consumer Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services: Professional Corporations) into law which is also known informally as the “direct access law.” Effective January 1, 2014, patients may directly seek physical therapist treatment under provisions of the new law. The debate about Read more…
(The following blog post will also appear in PT Interventions, the semi-annual, members-only, newsletter of the California Physical Therapy Association.) As physical therapy professionals know by now, the Physical Therapy Board of California (“Board”) issued new regulations on medical recordkeeping and supervision of assistive personnel, which became effective July 14, Read more…