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Pending DEA Extension on Prescription of Controlled Substances via Telemedicine

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A new rule posted on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) registry suggests that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is planning an additional extension of COVID-19 flexibilities for telemedicine prescribing of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Healthcare Execs Face Federal Drug Charges in Landmark Telehealth Case

In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, federal prosecutors have charged two healthcare executives with unlawfully distributing controlled substances, such as Adderall, through a telehealth website. These charges demonstrate...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DEA Proposes Rule for Post-PHE Telemedicine

On February 24, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) announced a new proposed rule, which provides some much-anticipated guidance related to the implications of telemedicine prescribing under Ryan Haight Act of 2008...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

As COVID-19 Emergency Waivers End, DEA Proposes to Expand Tele-Prescribing of Controlled Substances

On February 24, 2023, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a pair of proposed rules to make permanent certain “telemedicine flexibilities” related to the prescribing of controlled substances via telehealth...more

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Texas Hospital to Pay Over $3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) agreed to pay more than $3.3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by upcoding hundreds of claims submitted to federal healthcare programs. Texas Hospital to...more

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