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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) proposed changes to regulations regarding general acute care hospital (GACH) licensing requirements related to clinical laboratory, dietetic, and pharmaceutical services....more
Welcome to our fourth issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we address a variety of topics including a recent SCOTUS ruling and the potential impact on CMS, issues of patient...more
Few aspects of the healthcare regulatory apparatus evoke more confusion and dread for healthcare practitioners than the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB or Data Bank). Being reported to the Data Bank is often regarded...more
On June 28, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act No. 23-97, “An Act Concerning Health and Wellness for Connecticut Residents.” The Act includes a wide range of provisions aimed at supporting health care...more
In a move changing a decades-long practice, The Joint Commission extended its required timeframe for the reappointment of practitioners from every two years to every three years, unless law or regulation require shorter time...more
A Florida “resident physician” is someone who has completed their internship and graduated from medical school but is not yet licensed as a Florida medical doctor or osteopathic physician and who registers with the Department...more
Governor Gavin Newsom signed 997 bills into law in 2022, including a substantial number relating to health care. In Part II of our legislative update, we summarize many of the laws relevant to health facilities, a number of...more
On July 1, 2021, Governor Mike DeWine signed into law a provision in the FY 2022-23 Budget which will require Hospitals to be licensed in Ohio for the first time in the State’s history (the “Ohio Hospital Licensure...more
On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a broad executive order (the “Order”) intended to boost what it characterizes as stagnant competition across the U.S. economy. The Order, among other things, encourages the...more
The budget bill recently signed into law by Ohio Governor DeWine (H.B. 110) included a much-anticipated hospital licensure law new to the state’s hospitals. The newly created law, codified as new Revised Code Chapter 3722,...more
Healthcare businesses represent essential transaction opportunities in the middle market. Despite the current pandemic, healthcare remains a principal area of investment; however, M&A activity has its own unique challenges...more
- On March 25, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a temporary waiver of certain hospital rules and agency regulations aimed at increasing the number of COVID-19 patients that can be served in Texas. - Abbott also...more
On November 8, 2019, the Illinois Department of Public Health published a Notice of Adopted Amendments to the Hospital Licensing Requirements (the Amendments) as set forth in Title 77 of the Illinois Administrative Code, Part...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) recently proposed sweeping changes that would permit the denial of a Medicare enrollment application or a billing privilege revocation for professionals eligible to...more
Virginia hospitals have until November 14, 2018, to comply with upcoming changes to Virginia’s hospital licensure regulations. The regulatory amendments are required by legislation approved during the 2018 General Assembly...more
China's new rules for Internet-based medical services – telemedicine, Internet hospitals and Internet-based diagnosis came into force on 17 July 2018. ...more
The Illinois Hospital Licensing Act regulations (Regulations) have been revised significantly to reflect the new reality of health system governance of hospitals. The revisions focus on the governance and medical staffs of...more
On June 23, 2017, the Illinois register will publish a number of significant amendments to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Illinois Hospital Licensing Act (the Act), at 77 Ill. Admin. Code § 250 et seq. These...more
New York State has adopted a new law that establishes the profession of licensed pathologists’ assistant. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed S.7932/A.10408 into law on November 28, 2016. The new law adds Article 168 to the...more
The North Dakota Board of Medicine issued proposed regulations designed to move the Peace Garden State to the list of telemedicine-friendly states. The rules properly focus on the quality of care delivered, rather than the...more
A physician in New Hampshire can now establish a valid doctor-patient relationship without needing a prior in-person exam. This is among several recent changes in New Hampshire’s telemedicine laws that offer new opportunities...more
Digital health is a growing field that promises improved patient education, wellness, engagement, access to care, and outcomes, among other things. However, with these new technologies come unique regulatory concerns that...more
Colorado hospitals and other licensed and certified health care facilities scored a significant victory on October 14, when the Colorado Supreme Court issued its en banc ruling in Simpson v. Cedar Springs Hospital, Inc. (2014...more