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MEPA Issues Straw Proposals to Update Climate Resiliency and Greenhouse Gas Policies – Comments Due September 16th

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The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) has floated two straw proposals (available here) outlining conceptual frameworks to update the 2021...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: May 2024 #2

Monday, April 13, 2024: Contractors Have Second Opportunity to Comment on OFCCP’s Supply & Service Contractor Portal Information Collection - OFCCP published in the Federal Register Notice of a 30-day public comment period...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Texas Regulators to Consider Changes to Consumable Hemp Program

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, on behalf of the Texas Department of State Health Services, recently announced that it was accepting public comments to the current rules governing consumer hemp products in the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

In This Month’s E-News: April 2024

Arguing that the National Science Foundation (NSF) was “intricately involved” when it made a $1.125 million fixed amount subaward, Oklahoma University (OU) objected to a recent finding by auditors for the NSF Office of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Last Call for Comments on Bipartisan Discussion Draft SUSTAIN Act: Shaping 340B for the Future

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Only a few days remain for stakeholders—which includes drug manufacturers, patients, health care providers, pharmacies and others— to take advantage of a rare opportunity to influence the statutory contours of the 340B Drug...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The SUSTAIN 340B Act: A Summary and Guide for Reviewing and Providing Comments

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On February 2, 2024, six senators known as the “Gang of Six” – John Thune, Debbie Stabenow, Shelley Moore Capito, Tammy Baldwin, Jerry Moran and Ben Cardin – released a discussion draft bill intended to preserve the 340B...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 6, 2024

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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What to Expect in 2024 at the Ohio Statehouse

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While the campaigns for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Ohio Supreme Court, and to a lesser extent the Ohio General Assembly will dominate media attention, we still anticipate activity at the Statehouse....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Kentucky Issues First Tranche of Regulations for Medical Cannabis Program

The published draft regulations are now subject to a public review and comment period. Individuals have until March 31, 2024 to submit written comments on the draft regulations to the Cabinet. In turn, if requested, the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OHCA Published Near-Final Draft of Regulations Requiring Notice and Review of Material Healthcare Transactions in 2024

In the final days of November, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) published three updates related to its proposed regulations regarding the review of certain healthcare transactions in California: 1. the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update - December 2023

We are excited to announce the next edition of Akin's Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update, our newsletter focused on global space policy. Each issue explores the emerging trends and regulations in space law and policy,...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Big Four Health Committee Leaders Release Request for Information on Regulation of Cannabidiol

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On July 27, 2023, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., (D-NJ), along with Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bernie...more

Venable LLP

Senate HELP Committee Requests Comments on Discussion of Draft Legislation to Reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards...

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On July 3, 2023, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of the HELP Committee, Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Mitt...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 23, 2023

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Congress was in session for a final week of legislative business before the two-week Independence Day recess. The House brought a small-business-focused healthcare bill to the floor, approving it along party lines....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

New York’s Updated Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations

New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) posted today updates to its proposed adult-use regulations (the “Revised Regulations”), in advance of a vote of the Cannabis Control Board (the “Board”) to release them for...more

King & Spalding

Bipartisan Senators Seek Stakeholder Input to Draft Legislation to Address Health Care Workforce Shortage

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On February 16, 2023, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing concerning the current health care workforce shortage. On March 2, 2023, Chairman Sanders and Ranking Member Cassidy of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

New Year, New Versions of the Colorado Privacy Act Draft Regulations

This holiday season and the new year brought us a revised draft of the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules, gifted by the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) Office on December 21, 2022, along with a second round of revisions...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

The CRC Prepares to Bring Consumption Lounges to New Jersey

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC”) has been busy in 2022 reviewing thousands of applications submitted for Class 1 Cultivators, Class 2 Manufacturers, and Class 5 Retailers, and has added an additional use...more

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Maine PUC to Kick Off Review of Grid Plan to Assist Clean Energy Transition

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Last month, the Maine Public Utilities Commission initiated a proceeding to identify the priorities to be addressed in an electric grid plan that will assist Maine in the “cost-effective transition to a clean, affordable, and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Let’s Get This Show on the Road: MSDH Releases First Drafts of Medical Cannabis Regulations

On April 8, the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) used a Friday news dump to release good news on the Mississippi medical cannabis front. We now have a clearer and fuller picture of how the state will regulate testing...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Home-Grown Medical Marijuana Guidelines Arrive to Expand Patient Access, Discourage Abuse

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Our Cannabis Industry Team reported this week on new guidance for growing medical marijuana at home in New York state. Traditionally, patients certified by health care providers to register with the state’s Medical...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

First Regulation on Surprise Billing Demonstrates Complexity Ahead for Health Plans and Providers

After years of concern from policymakers and industry stakeholders about patients receiving surprise medical bills when they inadvertently use an out-of-network provider, a new federal law will go into effect January 1, 2022,...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: May 2021 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: February 2021 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Wiley Rein LLP

California Privacy Law on the Ballot: What to Expect on California’s Upcoming Ballot Initiative to Expand and Amend the CCPA

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Next month, California voters will cast their votes on Proposition 24, a ballot initiative that, if passed, will enact the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 (CPRA). The CPRA would significantly amend the...more

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