In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Of Counsel Bridgette Keller invites the Mintz Health Law team to reflect on what they’re grateful for as they prepare for the year ahead.
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In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Of Counsel Bridgette Keller invites the Mintz Health Law team to reflect on what they’re grateful for as they prepare for the year ahead....more
On January 13, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (the California AG) issued two Legal Advisories regarding the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI). The first Legal Advisory provides guidance to consumers and...more
1/23/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
Transparency ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
Governor Newsom signed over 1300 bills and vetoed almost 190 bills in 2024. Consistent with prior years, in 2024, California enacted multiple laws significantly impacting the health care industry. From artificial intelligence...more
12/27/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
CLIA ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Debt ,
Medicare ,
Prior Authorization
On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California Assembly Bill 3129 (AB-3129) originally introduced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) and Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Jim Wood and passed...more
Effective immediately, on August 22, 2024, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) adopted revisions to the cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations (Revised Regulations), which govern California’s pre-closing...more
8/27/2024
/ Attestation Requirements ,
California ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Documentation ,
Financial Transactions ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Labor Shortage ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Revenue
The indictment, arrest, and arraignment of Ruthia He, the founder, CEO, and clinical president of Done Global (Done), and David Brody, clinical president of Done and the sole shareholder of Done Health, P.C. (PC) in...more
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) and Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Jim Wood recently introduced legislation (AB-3129) that would authorize the AG to review private equity group and hedge fund health care...more
California’s health omnibus trailer bill SB-184 and the final cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations (CMIR Regulations), which went into effect on December 18, 2023, have ushered in a significant change in...more
New Mexico recently became the latest state to receive Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approval to expand the state’s behavioral health service offerings through mobile crisis intervention teams.
Under...more
With the goal of enhancing health care quality and outcomes for individuals with moderate to severe behavioral health conditions and substance use disorders (SUD), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently...more
2/6/2024
/ Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Beneficiaries ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Equity Plans ,
Healthcare ,
MCOs ,
Medicaid ,
Mental Health ,
Merit-Based Point System ,
Reimbursements ,
Substance Abuse
On January 11, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its highly anticipated Final Rule regarding conscience protections. The Final Rule clarifies the religious beliefs and moral convictions protections practitioners...more
California’s new Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) is set to start pre-closing regulatory review of certain health care transactions on January 1, 2024. As further explained in our previous post, subject to certain...more
California’s new Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) is set to begin advance regulatory review of certain health care transactions beginning January 1, 2024. As further explained in our previous post, subject to...more
Governor Newsom signed 890 bills and vetoed 156 bills in 2023. Every year, California passes multiple laws that impact health care practitioners and health facilities and, as further described below, 2023 is no exception....more
11/8/2023
/ California ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmacist ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed multiple bills into law as part of California’s ongoing efforts to safeguard access to reproductive and gender affirming health care. The new laws are intended to increase protections for...more
10/12/2023
/ Abortion ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Birth Control ,
Cal Code of Civil Procedure ,
California ,
CMIA ,
Federal Employees ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Care Providers ,
New Legislation ,
Professional Disciplinary Actions ,
Reproductive Discrimination ,
State Health Departments
January 1, 2024 is rapidly approaching, which is when California’s new Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) is set to begin advance regulatory review of certain health care mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and other...more
Covered entities, business associates, and any entities that collect health information about consumers online should carefully review the latest joint letter from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade...more
7/25/2023
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Third-Party ,
Tracking Systems
Washington greatly expanded the protection for consumers’ identifiable health information by enacting the “My Health My Data Act” (MHMDA), in an effort to close the gap between HIPAA protections and the laws protecting the...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has coincided with worsening mental health across the country, and California is no exception. Not surprisingly, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law multiple pieces of mental health treatment related...more
The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA) is a criminal statute that prohibits paying or receiving anything of value in exchange for the referral of patients to recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, or...more
As illustrated by a recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settlement with a dental practice, health care entities continue to struggle with how to respond to negative online reviews while maintaining compliance with the HIPAA...more
Covered Entities and Business Associates should promptly and carefully review their use of online tracking technologies on their websites and mobile apps following a bulletin (Bulletin) published by the U.S. Department of...more
12/8/2022
/ Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Data Collection ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mobile Apps ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Risk Assessment ,
Websites
On November 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against 10 defendants in its first coordinated action against individuals using business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and wire fraud...more
As of the close of the 2021-22 legislative session, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law health care related legislation tackling issues from management of health care costs to reproductive rights. In Part I of our...more