A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) triggers a question as to whether the standard of care to evaluate claims for medical malpractice should be changed. For decades, the New Jersey Model...more
The January 30, 2025 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an article entitled “Providing Interstate Telehealth Abortion Services to Patients in Restrictive States.” In the second sentence, the authors write:...more
2/14/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Physicians ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth
The Attorney General of New Jersey and the Director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights jointly commenced a lawsuit against the Virtua Health System and its constituent hospitals alleging that its policy and practices...more
10/10/2024
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Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
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New Jersey ,
NJLAD ,
Pregnancy ,
State Attorneys General ,
Substance Abuse
On April 17, 2020, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs announced the specifics of a program authorized by Governor Murphy’s April 1 Executive Order 112 related to the temporary licensure of foreign licensed...more
As part of the response to COVID-19, on April 14, 2020 the Commissioner of the Department of Health (DOH) issued Executive Directive 20-008, which relaxes the existing statutory and regulatory requirements that limit...more
As part of the response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has modified provisions of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, in a two-step...more
On March 20, 2020, the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey and the Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the requirements for healthcare professionals, including physicians, licensed...more