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Fact Sheet: Policy Opportunities to Expand Equitable Access to Telehealth across New York State

Background - Telehealth utilization spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, facilitated by state and federal policy change through the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration. Use has tapered off from the height...more

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Opioid Treatment Programs: SAMHSA Makes Permanent Regulatory Flexibilities

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On February 1, 2024, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced a final rule updating the regulations regarding Opioid Treatment Programs...more

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Tips for Entering the Life Sciences Market in Brazil

For life sciences companies, Brazil’s market offers both an abundance of business opportunities and a myriad of on-the-ground regulatory compliance challenges for new entrants. Getting the market-entry strategy right will...more

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In the Metaverse, Existing Healthcare Rules Apply

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Providers and platforms should know that healthcare in the metaverse — which may involve telepresence, digital twinning, and blockchain — is subject to ‘real life’ regulations. The metaverse uses technologies such as...more

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Developments in Interstate Telehealth Licensing

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As states roll back emergency provisions that allowed out-of-state providers to offer telehealth services during the COVID 19 pandemic, more permanent changes in interstate telehealth are under way. In April 2022, the...more

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Emerging Trends in Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure Legislation

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, states typically required providers to be licensed in the state(s) where they were practicing. In response to the pandemic, nearly all states provided temporary waivers of these requirements....more

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COVID-19: State Law Telehealth Update: State Licensure Requirements Persist, Permissible Telehealth Modalities Generally Expand,...

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As the explosion of telemedicine continues during and, as many expect, after the COVID-19 public health emergency, state laws and regulations that affect the delivery of telemedicine services continue to expand and contract....more

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Expiration of Arkansas' Public Health Emergency

Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was initiated in Arkansas in March 2020, Governor Asa Hutchinson has repeatedly renewed the emergency order, maintaining the public health emergency for fourteen (14) months. ...more

Kerr Russell

Telemedicine in Michigan: 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of telemedicine as a means of providing patients with access to safe and quality medical care through the use of technology... Originally...more

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Tennessee Governor Issues Executive Order No. 68 Increasing Health Care Resources and Capacity

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On December 4, 2020, in further response to the public health emergency, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order 68 https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee67.pdf. Executive Order 68...more

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Avoiding Confusion Over State Licensing Laws as CMS Further Loosens Telemedicine Restrictions

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to loosen the conditions for participation in Medicare, as well as specific reimbursement requirements, to ensure facilities and practitioners are able to practice...more

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California Telehealth Updates

California has joined the growing ranks of states, as well as the federal government, in efforts to facilitate the efficient provision of healthcare services during the pandemic....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Providing Care During Covid-19: What Providers Need To Know About Florida’s Waivers of Its In-State Licensing Requirement and...

Due to the massive spread of COVID-19, Florida has taken action to expand the availability of healthcare services it will now allow practitioners licensed in other states to provide, and allow the use of telehealth to...more

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Tennessee Governor Lee Releases Executive Order No. 20 with Focus on Health Care

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On March 26, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 20, with immediate effect. Executive Order No. 20 amended and significantly expanded the health care specific sections of Executive Order No. 15,...more

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Some States Loosen Licensing Requirements For Telehealth Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Some states are loosening their licensing and regulatory requirements to allow more patients to access telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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Gov. Lee Releases Executive Order #15 With Focus on Health Care

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Late yesterday, Governor Lee conducted his daily 3:00 Press Conference and Update regarding COVID-19 and discussed his just released Executive Order #15. The order is extensive and is heavily focused on the health care...more

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COVID-19 and Cross-State Clinician Licensure: Federal and State Regulations, Revisited, and What To Do About Them

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The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the number of patients and providers seeking to implement and use telehealth visits and other digital health solutions – and rapidly, at that. The challenge of implementing...more

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Telehealth in Light of COVID-19: Overcoming Regulatory Roadblocks to Allow Widespread Adoption

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Telehealth (or telemedicine, virtual care, or any of several other ways to refer to nontraditional delivery of healthcare services through use of digital tools rather than in person interaction) has been a developing area for...more

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