On June 20, 2025, Texas enacted SB 1318, modifying the criteria for enforceable healthcare practitioner non-competes in the Texas Business and Commerce Code. The modifications (1) limit the scope of enforceable physician...more
7/30/2025
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Business Ownership ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Physicians ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Texas
On January 17, 2025, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the proposed rule, “Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations.” The proposed rule marks a significant first...more
5/9/2025
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DEA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Technology ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
This summer, a proposed amendment to the Controlled Substances Act known as the Cooper Davis Act (the “Act”) is making its way through congressional approvals and causing growing dissension between and among parents, consumer...more
On March 1, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the proposed rule, “Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical...more
Virtually everyone has seen numerous news reports each day for the past week about multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long term care facilities. Those reports started with a skilled nursing facility in Kirkland,...more
3/11/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Response ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
New Guidance ,
Nursing Homes ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
Telemedicine