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Texas SB 1318: Major Changes to Healthcare Non-Compete Agreements

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1318 (SB 1318), which amends Section 15.50 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, commonly referred to as the “Texas Covenants Not to Compete Act.” ...more

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Connecticut Amends Physician Noncompete Law and Adds Coverage for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Connecticut’s legislature has amended the state’s physician noncompete law to provide for additional restrictions on physician noncompete agreements. (Public Act No. 23-97). In addition, Connecticut has extended noncompete...more

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Happy New Year, PAs and Supervising Physicians! Amendments to the California Physician Assistant Practice Act Simplify Supervision...

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Prior to these changes, physicians and PAs had to enter into “delegation of services agreements,” specifically delegating the medical services a PA could perform. If multiple physicians were supervising the PA – such as in a...more

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Client Alert: Update on Smokable Medical Marijuana in Florida

On March 18, 2019, Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, signed Senate Bill 182 which amends Florida’s statute for the medical use of marijuana by removing the prior prohibition on physician certifications for medical mari­juana in...more

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Legislature Significantly Amends the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act

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On the first day of West Virginia’s legislative special session, the West Virginia Legislature enacted Senate Bill 1037, which made significant amendments to the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act (the “Act”). The legislature...more

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Vermont’s New Telemedicine Law Expands Insurance Coverage, Bans Recording

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Vermont health care providers and patients can now enjoy a revamped, and significantly improved, telehealth commercial insurance coverage law. Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed S. 50 into law on June 7, 2017, expanding...more

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Expansion of Practice Autonomy of Physician Assistants Summary

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As part of a flurry of activity at the end of 2016, Public Act 379 was enacted by the Michigan legislature and signed by Governor Snyder. That Act amends various provisions of the Michigan Public Health Code (the “Code”)...more

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Changes to New York Telehealth Coverage Coming Soon

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After New York became the 22nd state to enact a telemedicine commercial coverage statute, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an amendment changing the statute. The amendment makes sweeping changes to telehealth coverage under New...more

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Telehealth Commercial Coverage and Parity Laws: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

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There will always be differences among state laws on telehealth coverage, but what is remarkable is the rapidly increasing pace at which states have been adopting coverage statutes in the last few years, with currently 29...more

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SGR Legislation Includes Gainsharing Fix and More Anti-Fraud Measures

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The legislation repealing the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula (SGR), signed by President Obama on April 16, 2015, contained several anti-fraud related provisions that affect the health care industry. The provision...more

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