UPDATED MAY 14, 2024 NOTE: The legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly ended on May 8, 2024. The bills discussed in this blog did not pass. We will be monitoring new developments in the law regarding...more
Pullman & Comley’s annual review of significant case law affecting Connecticut health care providers summarizes a number of important decisions issued in 2023 by Connecticut state and federal courts. Among the highlights are...more
1/19/2024
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Opinion Letter ,
Patients ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Tortious Interference ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act
On October 10, 2023, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a new temporary rule which extends, through December 31, 2024, the ability of ...more
10/24/2023
/ Controlled Substances ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Prescribing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Temporary Regulations
Significant health care cases of 2022 included a surprise billing unfair trade practices case, a class action recognizing a patient’s constitutionally protected interest in their inpatient classification and a ruling...more
1/31/2023
/ Connecticut ,
CUTPA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Informed Consent ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
Patients ,
Surprise Medical Bills
Befitting a year in which the lingering COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in almost every aspect of daily life, Pullman & Comley’s annual survey of notable health law cases from Connecticut’s trial and appellate courts makes...more
2/21/2022
/ AIDS ,
Certificate of Need ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Duty of Care ,
First Impression ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIV ,
Judicial Review ,
Liability ,
Negligence ,
Physicians ,
Product Defects ,
Statutory Violations ,
Vicarious Liability
January 27, 2022 marks the deadline for Connecticut health facilities to have policies and procedures in place to satisfy federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) regulations mandating vaccines of their...more
1/31/2022
/ Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Connecticut ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
At the end of the Connecticut General Assembly’s 2014 Regular Session, "An Act Concerning Notice of Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Affiliations of Group Medical Practices" (the "Act") was passed and is awaiting the...more