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On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Oregon Senate Bill 951 (Oregon CPOM Law), further expanding Oregon’s prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) doctrine. The stated purpose of the...more
On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 951 (SB 951) into law. According to sponsors of SB 951, this new legislation is designed to curb the influence of private equity and third-party management...more
On June 9, 2025, Oregon Gov. Kotek signed Senate Bill 951 into law, imposing significant new limitations on corporate involvement in medical practices. This legislation reinforces and expands Oregon's existing restrictions on...more
On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Senate Bill 951 (the “2025 Act”). Unlike California’s AB 3129, which was vetoed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2024, the passage of the 2025 Act...more
On June 9, 2025, Governor Kotek signed Senate Bill 951, An Act Relating to the Practice of Health Care (“SB 951”), into law. This law strengthens Oregon’s existing Corporate Practice of Medicine (“CPOM”) restrictions by...more
*UPDATE* Oregon Senate Bill 951, described in the alert below originally published on May 30, 2025, was signed into law by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Monday, June 9, and will apply to all new investments beginning January...more
Over the past 3 years, as chronicled in several Proskauer alerts, an increasing number of states have sought to regulate physician practice management (“PPM”) and private equity transactions in the health care sector,...more
Oregon is on the verge of passing a bill that would block private-equity ownership in healthcare practices. If passed, this measure would be the strictest ban on the corporate practice of medicine in the nation....more
Private equity firms’ ability to invest in medical practices in Oregon may be sharply curtailed under a bill passed this week by the Oregon legislature. On May 29th, a bipartisan supermajority in the Oregon House passed...more
Private Equity (PE) firms continue to be significant players in U.S. healthcare, acquiring assets across various sectors such as physician practices, home health, behavioral health, and urgent care. However, recent legal...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final consent order with a private equity firm focused on health care and technology to resolve allegations of anticompetitive practices in two anesthesiology markets...more
A bill introduced in the North Carolina Senate in late March 2025 has the potential to bring major changes to corporate practice of medicine rules in the state, most significantly for physician-owned practices. The bill aims...more
In recent years, states have shown an increased interest in regulating healthcare markets. The trend has accelerated further since the start of 2025, with a flurry of proposals in at least 12 states. ...more
Private equity (PE) investment in the U.S. healthcare sector faces a complex and evolving regulatory and legislative landscape. Both federal and state authorities are intensifying scrutiny of PE investment, driven by concerns...more
The California legislature has introduced a bill that would implement some of the same restrictions on private equity health care investments as last year’s AB 3129....more
The California Senate on Feb. 12, 2025, introduced SB351 – a bill nearly identical to a portion of AB3129 from the previous legislative session. The bill, largely aimed at codifying corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) and...more
On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5159 (H.5159), “An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process” (the “Act”), which, among other things, broadens the scope of the state’s existing...more
Investment in the healthcare industry requires careful consideration, as it involves numerous distinct areas of the law. Venable's Private Equity Investment in Healthcare webinar series explores the unique issues and timely...more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28, 2024, vetoed Assembly Bill (AB) 3129, a law that would have required private equity and hedge funds – and in some cases, their platform companies – to obtain the California Attorney...more
On Saturday, September 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 3129. ...more
California’s healthcare ecosystem may soon experience significant regulatory changes as Assembly Bill 3129 (AB 3129) heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for approval....more
On August 31, the last day of its 2024 Legislative Session, the California Legislature approved Assembly Bill 3129 (Wood), which provides for notification to and review by the Attorney General of health care transactions...more
In the second quarter, federal and state antitrust enforcers continued their intense scrutiny of consolidation in the healthcare market by implementing new initiatives and laws designed to gather additional information...more
On August 31, 2024, California’s legislature passed Assembly Bill 3129 (“AB 3129”), which will be enacted if approved by California Governor, Gavin Newsom. AB 3129 would establish a mandatory approval process for a broad...more