The burgeoning field of psychedelic medicine, which suffered a major setback last year when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected an application to approve the use of midomafetamine (MDMA) to treat post-traumatic...more
7/16/2025
/ Clinical Trials ,
Connecticut ,
FDA Approval ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Mental Health ,
Patient Access ,
Plant Based Products ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Schedule I Drugs ,
State Legislatures ,
Trump Administration
Members of the health care community may recall that the 2025 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly started out with Governor Lamont signing into law an emergency certificate of need (CON) process for...more
6/11/2025
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Connecticut ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Transfer of Control
Late last week, Governor Lamont announced that the Commissioner of the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), Deidre Gifford, plans to retire from state service in June. No successor was named. ...more
Our recent article in Physicians Practice outlines 10 Dos and Don’ts for physicians and other practitioners to take into account when deciding whether to establish a direct primary care (DPC) practice. ...more
Pullman & Comley’s annual survey of health law cases summarizes important decisions issued in 2024 affecting the practice of medicine and the payment for health care services....more
1/30/2025
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Certificate of Need ,
Connecticut ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Surprise Medical Bills
Hospitals and health insurance companies will bear the brunt of several new legal requirements taking effect on January 1, 2025. These requirements stem from the 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly...more
12/5/2024
/ Admissions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Connecticut ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
New Regulations ,
Opioid ,
Regulatory Requirements
The 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced a number of new statutory provisions impacting the operations of hospitals, physician groups and other health care providers. To alert the health care...more
9/27/2024
/ APRNs ,
Connecticut ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
New Regulations ,
Nursing Homes ,
Opioid ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Screening Procedures ,
Workplace Violence
The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) has released the 2024 Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan, along with a biennial inventory of all Connecticut health care facilities and services (the Plan)....more
UPDATED MAY 14, 2024 NOTE: The legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly ended on May 8, 2024. The bills discussed in this blog did not pass. We will be monitoring new developments in the law regarding...more
Pullman & Comley’s annual review of significant case law affecting Connecticut health care providers summarizes a number of important decisions issued in 2023 by Connecticut state and federal courts. Among the highlights are...more
1/19/2024
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Opinion Letter ,
Patients ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Tortious Interference ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act
On October 10, 2023, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a new temporary rule which extends, through December 31, 2024, the ability of ...more
10/24/2023
/ Controlled Substances ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Prescribing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Temporary Regulations
Group medical practices in Connecticut and New York that are contemplating acquisitions, mergers or other significant transactions with third parties should pay close attention to new legal developments in these states....more
7/31/2023
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Business Ownership ,
Certificate of Need ,
Change of Ownership ,
Connecticut ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Merger Agreements ,
New York ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements
Since July 1, 2016, Connecticut has had a law (CGS §20-14p) which, among other things, places a one year and 15 mile restriction on all physician non-compete agreements. Effective July 1, 2023, the law has been revised...more
6/30/2023
/ Connecticut ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Former Employee ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nurses ,
Physician Assistants ,
Physicians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) used its emergency waiver authority to relax many aspects of health care delivery during the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE) to allow health care...more
5/3/2023
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Waivers
Health care providers should take note of a recent decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court that may make it easier for individuals to bring medical malpractice actions. In Carpenter v. Daar, 346 Conn. 80 (2023), the court...more
Significant health care cases of 2022 included a surprise billing unfair trade practices case, a class action recognizing a patient’s constitutionally protected interest in their inpatient classification and a ruling...more
1/31/2023
/ Connecticut ,
CUTPA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Informed Consent ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
Patients ,
Surprise Medical Bills
Election Day is November 8 this year. Connecticut employers should be aware that a statute passed in 2021 requires them to provide their employees with two hours of unpaid time off to vote during the hours of 6:00 am and...more
The most recent legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced a number of new statutory provisions impacting the operations of hospitals, physician groups and other health care providers. To help remind the...more
Befitting a year in which the lingering COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in almost every aspect of daily life, Pullman & Comley’s annual survey of notable health law cases from Connecticut’s trial and appellate courts makes...more
2/21/2022
/ AIDS ,
Certificate of Need ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Duty of Care ,
First Impression ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIV ,
Judicial Review ,
Liability ,
Negligence ,
Physicians ,
Product Defects ,
Statutory Violations ,
Vicarious Liability
The Federal No Surprises Act (42 USC §300gg-111 et seq.), effective for plan years beginning January 1, 2022, restricts surprise bills for patients with job-based or individual health care coverage who receive...more
The Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (CT FMLA) generally requires private-sector employers to provide unpaid, job-protected leave to employees for various reasons related to their health, the health of a family member...more
The 2021 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly was a particularly busy one with dozens of important new statutes being enacted that will impact the health care industry. We’ve highlighted below some of the...more
9/27/2021
/ Admissions ,
Bias ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Controlled Substances ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Employee Training ,
Essential Workers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Marijuana ,
Medicaid ,
Negligent Credentialing ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting
In an attempt to stem the rising tide of COVID-19 cases involving the highly contagious Delta variant, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, issued Executive Order (EO) No. 13B over this past weekend requiring the vaccinations...more
8/11/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Executive Orders ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Nursing Homes ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Residential Care Facilities ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Governor Lamont’s recent renewal of his declaration of the public health and civil preparedness emergencies through July 20, 2021 was followed by Executive Order 12B that repeals portions of previously-issued Executive...more
6/7/2021
/ Co-payments ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Part D ,
Patient Access ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health ,
Telehealth ,
Vaccinations
Plaintiff Cannot Cure Defective Malpractice Opinion Letter with an Affidavit Connecticut law requires that a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action demonstrate the existence of his or her good faith by obtaining a written...more
1/28/2021
/ Breach of Contract ,
Certiorari ,
CIGNA ,
Clawbacks ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Good Faith ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medicare Beneficiaries ,
Opinion Letter ,
Standard of Care ,
Telehealth