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HISAA: New Legislation Would Bring Cybersecurity Requirements for HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates

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In response to several high-profile cybersecurity incidents affecting hospitals and other health care providers, including the Change Healthcare breach, new federal legislation was recently introduced by Senators Ron Wyden...more

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5 Key Takeaways from Panel Discussion with the California Office of Health Care Affordability

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Holland & Knight hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on Nov. 4, 2024, with an esteemed panel featuring Sheila Tatayon, assistant deputy director of Health Systems Compliance and chief counsel for California's Office of...more

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California Limits Health Plan Use of AI in Utilization Management

California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1120 into law, which is known as the Physicians Make Decisions Act. At a high level, the Act aims to safeguard patient access to treatments by mandating a certain level of health...more

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New York Imposes Stringent Cybersecurity and Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations on Hospitals

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New York recently passed new cybersecurity regulations for hospitals licensed in New York to enhance patient safety and cybersecurity....more

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Regulation of AI in Healthcare Utilization Management and Prior Authorization Increases

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Over the past two years, federal and state government agencies have moved to regulate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare setting, including in the utilization management (UM) and prior...more

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Medicare FFS Regs: Thrills and Chills Under the Trump and Biden Administrations

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Happy Halloween! In the health policy world, there are two things on everyone’s mind this spooky season: the upcoming election and the major calendar year (CY) 2025 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) final regs that should be...more

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Trending in Telehealth: October 14 – 21, 2024

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Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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The Future for AI Usage in California Healthcare Hinges on Governor's Indication of State Limits

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With the surge of artificial intelligence (AI) development in recent years, state legislatures, including California's, have contemplated how to balance patient safety and quality of care with the need for and expectation of...more

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California Governor Signs Legislation Impacting Health Care Claim Reimbursement and DMHC Requests for Records

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On September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills that will impact health care service plans and insurers in the state....more

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Update: Governor Newsom Vetoes California’s AB 3129 Targeting Healthcare Private Equity Deals

On September 28, 2024, Governor Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill No. 3129 (AB 3129), which would have required private equity groups and hedge funds to obtain the Attorney General’s written consent at least 90 days prior to...more

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California Governor Vetoes Health Care System Consolidation Bill

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On September 28, California Governor Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 3129 (Bill), which would have created significant oversight of private investment in and management of certain healthcare transactions and arrangements in...more

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California Governor Vetoes AB 3129

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California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 3129 on September 28, 2024. AB 3129 would have required private equity groups and hedge funds to notify, and receive the consent of, the California Attorney General for certain...more

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Maryland Medical Record Retention Requirement Increases to Seven Years

As of Oct. 1, health care providers in Maryland must maintain patient medical records and laboratory and X-ray reports for at least seven years after the records and reports are created. The new law increases the...more

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How States Are Stepping in to Regulate AI

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States are stepping in to regulate AI amid an absence of federal legislation to address fast-changing developments with the technology. This spring, Colorado became the first state to pass a comprehensive piece of AI...more

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Updated Mandatory Disclosure Requirements for Colorado Mental Health Providers Go into Effect

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On August 1, 2024, Colorado legislation took effect amending the mandatory disclosures that mental health providers must make to their clients under state law. Providers of mental health services in Colorado should take note...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: September 9, 2024

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Congress is back from a long August recess. However, it is only back for a few weeks. During this window, there is only one major thing Congress must do: extend government funding past the September 30 deadline through a...more

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Update: AB 3129 Passes in California Senate and Nears Finish Line

After its passage in the California Senate on August 31, 2024, Assembly Bill No. 3129 (AB 3129) is now headed to Governor Newsom’s desk. As discussed in depth in our previous blog series on AB 3129, the legislation would...more

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Trending in Telehealth: August 13 – 26, 2024

Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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Having Trouble Recruiting Physicians? The Conrad 30 Window is Opening Soon

The U.S. has long had a shortage of physicians in various practice areas. The shortage is even more pronounced in rural areas. International medical graduates (IMG’s) who come to the U.S. to complete a residency in a...more

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California State Legislature Passes Assembly Bill 3129

The California State Senate and State Assembly passed Assembly Bill (AB) 3129 on August 31, 2024, immediately prior to the end of the state’s legislative session. The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom as a...more

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Idaho’s New Crisis Hold Law

Idaho’s new crisis hold statute takes effect October 1, 2024, and allows hospitals to temporarily detain “persons with a neurocognitive disorder who are in acute crisis due to an unidentified underlying medical condition [so...more

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Trending in Telehealth: July 23 – 29, 2024

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Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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Pennsylvania Limits Noncompete Agreements for Health Care Practitioners

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On July 17, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill (HB) 1633, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) into law. At a high level, the Act: (1) limits the enforceability of noncompetes...more

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Pennsylvania Enacts Law Banning Certain Non-Compete Agreements with Healthcare Providers

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On July 23, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the “Act”), which bans certain noncompete covenants, including patient nonsolicitation provisions, between an...more

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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 3, July 2024

Welcome to our third issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter! We are winding down the summer with our talented group of law students and they have continued to research and write, shadow...more

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