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Small Business Employer Obligations

By Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel · November 23, 20157 min read
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A health care practice is both a profession and a business. In addition to providing professional resources, the ICS keeps physicians aware of employment laws and regulations that apply to the physician office as an employer.

Almost everybody is aware of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and its creation of a health plan marketplace for individuals. What is less understood is the law’s impact on employers. As a business entity with employees, a physician practice owner needs to be familiar with requirements regarding health coverage and the applicability of other mandates or penalties.

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Adrienne serves as Illinois Chiropractic Society general counsel and provides legal advice and support on a wide range of legal issues affecting chiropractic physicians, including licensing and other health care regulations, scope of practice, insurance and reimbursement, business structuring, labor and employment, contracts, and litigation. Adrienne previously served for 8 years as general counsel to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (now the Division of Professional Regulation, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation), where she was chief legal counsel responsible for overseeing all legal issues and advising the 50+ licensing and disciplinary boards, including the Medical Disciplinary Board and the Medical Licensing Board. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Health Care Section, the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, and the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys.

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