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Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 229: Public Health in South Carolina with Dr. Edward...

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This week, our hosts Heather and Matthew welcome Dr. Edward Simmer, the Interim Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health. After leading DHEC through the latter half of the COVID pandemic and its transition...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Update: Telehealth “Cliff” Looming at End of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, the telehealth space continues to be uncharted territory. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the ability to deliver telehealth expanded as providers sought to provide quality care unrestricted by...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Spotlight on Minimum Staffing Standards in Long Term Care Facilities

The long term care industry is currently in the midst of a labor crisis, with nursing homes in particular experiencing chronic and severe staffing shortages. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, a rapidly aging population,...more

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Telehealth Issues to Watch in 2023

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth utilization exploded. Globally, the telehealth market is valued at $83.5 billion and is expected to grow by 24% between 2023 and 2030. As services delivered via telehealth became more...more

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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Rescinds Public Health Emergency Orders for COVID-19

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On November 14, 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued Public Health Emergency Order No. 2022-21, which immediately rescinded other public health emergency orders that were previously issued in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Court Rejects Healthcare Facility’s Use of Emergency Purpose Exception

The Middle District of Florida recently held that a defendant cannot invoke the “emergency purposes” exception to the TCPA if the defendant continues to send messages after the plaintiff has instructed the defendant to stop. ...more

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COVID-19: State Law Telehealth Update: State Licensure Requirements Persist, Permissible Telehealth Modalities Generally Expand,...

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As the explosion of telemedicine continues during and, as many expect, after the COVID-19 public health emergency, state laws and regulations that affect the delivery of telemedicine services continue to expand and contract....more

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CMS’ Phase 1 Deadline for Vaccine Mandate to Take Effect for Most Remaining States Monday

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Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Missouri, CMS will require those states previously subject to federal district court injunctions to be compliant with the “Phase 1” requirements of its Interim Final Rule...more

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CMS Issues Detailed Guidance to Surveyors on Assessing Compliance with Omnibus COVID-19 Healthcare Staff Vaccination Mandate

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On December 28, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality, Safety and Oversight Group released a memorandum (QSO-22-07-ALL) providing guidance and details on survey procedures for assessing and...more

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CMS Announces It Will Enforce COVID-19 Vaccine Rule in 25 States Not Enjoined by a Court

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will enforce the COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule in the 25 states, District of Columbia, and territories in which the healthcare...more

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California Department of Public Health Requires Health Care Workers to Receive the Booster Vaccine by February 1, 2022

On December 22, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) issued an order requiring workers in health care facilities to receive booster vaccinations to help combat COVID-19. Health care workers must receive...more

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NC Politics in the News - December 2021 #3

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Agriculture - PUBLIC RADIO EAST: NC Dept. of Agriculture taking applications for Swine & Dairy Farm assistance - The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has started its Swine and Dairy...more

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NC Politics in the News - December 2021 #1

Agriculture - WBTW: Fire on North Carolina's Pilot Mountain 100% contained; more than 1,000 acres burned - The Grindstone Fire that began at Pilot Mountain one week ago is now 100% contained, the N.C. Department of...more

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Impacts of the Expiration of Mississippi’s COVID-19 State of Emergency on Healthcare Providers

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On November 11, 2021, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, in coordination with State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs and MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney, announced Mississippi’s COVID-19 State of Emergency (“SOE”) would be...more

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2021 Illinois End of Veto Session Report

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HB 1291 (Harmon) – Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 Bill Summary - After releasing their fourth and final U.S. Congressional map proposal on the morning of October 28, the General Assembly passed HB 1291...more

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Tennessee Passes New COVID-19 Legislation

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On October 30, 2021, the Tennessee General Assembly passed significant legislation that severely curtails the ability of private employers in Tennessee to implement COVID-19 restrictions in the workplace. The new law is...more

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Starting June 1, 2022, Illinois Right of Conscience Law Does Not Apply to COVID-19 Measures

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On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, in a vote of 64-52 the Illinois House passed an amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act (Act) that would allow employers to enforce work rules and policies relating to...more

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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Authorizes the Issuance of Temporary Licenses for Certain Providers

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The Acting Massachusetts DPH Commissioner issued an order on August 26, 2021 authorizing the issuance of temporary licenses for certain providers and renewing the expedited process for issuing those temporary licenses....more

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Rhode Island Department Of Health Requires Vaccines For All Health Care Workers And Healthcare Providers

On August 17, 2021, the Rhode Island Department of Health (“RIDOH”) issued regulations requiring that all Rhode Island health care workers and heath care providers be vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1, 2021. On October...more

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California Mandates COVID-19 Vaccinations for All Non-Exempt Hospital Workers by September 30

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By September 30, all hospital workers—including physicians—must be vaccinated. As COVID-19’s Delta variant surges across California, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) again took action to help curtail the...more

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NC Politics in the News - August 2021

Agriculture - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: NC town calls itself a 'Bee City' but HOA says backyard hives must go - Dawn Reid lives in a designated Bee City — where the mayor himself is a beekeeper — but a recent conflict...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Telehealth Investment and Telehealth Utilization: Let’s Look at the Numbers

The public health crisis (the “Pandemic”) brought more attention, and more money, to the use of digital technologies to provide remote services to millions of individuals affected by the Pandemic. The use of digital...more

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California Health Care Legislative Update

Not surprisingly, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, California legislators proposed hundreds of health-related bills in 2021. For those who are unfamiliar with the intricacies of the Golden State’s legislative process,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The “State” of Telehealth: Oregon Looks to Provide Parity for Telehealth

On June 1, 2021, the Oregon Governor, Kate Brown, signed House Bill 2508A (“HB2508A” or the “Bill”) which, among other things, requires parity for healthcare services delivered through telehealth, upon satisfaction of certain...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Heightened Scrutiny of Nursing Homes (and Private Equity) in Post-COVID-19 Enforcement

On March 3, 2020, then-Attorney General William Barr announced the Department of Justice’s National Nursing Home Initiative, which aimed to “bring justice to those owners and operators who have profited at the expense of...more

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