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Key Considerations for Dental Service Organization Transactions

Dental service organizations (DSOs) enable dental practices and their providers to focus on patient care while outsourcing administrative, billing, and other non-clinical functions. As private equity interest in healthcare...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Texas Senate Bill 1318: New Non-Compete Rules for Physicians, Dentists, Nurses & PAs

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On June 20, 2025, Texas enacted Senate Bill 1318, ushering in significant reforms to healthcare non-compete agreements. This legislation, which takes effect on September 1, 2025, reshapes how non-compete agreements can...more

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Changes To Texas Noncompete Rules for Physicians and Certain Other Healthcare Providers Effective September 1, 2025

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 1318 was signed into law, introducing new restrictions on noncompete agreements entered with physicians licensed by the Texas Medical Board and other healthcare practitioners in Texas....more

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Significant Restrictions on Texas Healthcare Non-Competes Signed into Law

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1318 (SB 1318), enacting sweeping new restrictions on non-compete agreements applicable to physicians and, for the first time, extending similar...more

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Change Is Coming: Texas Healthcare Provider Non-Competes Subject to New Strict Limits

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025, signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1318, which creates greater restrictions on physician non-compete agreements in Texas and, for the first time, extends such restrictions to non-compete...more

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Updates to Ohio State Dental Board’s Position Statement on Treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing

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Summary The Ohio State Dental Board (the “Board”) recently updated its position statement, “Role of the Dentist in the Treatment of Sleep-disordered Breathing.” ...more

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What Causes a LARA Investigation?

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Question: Over the years, several of my colleagues and I have been the subject of investigations by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. In most of these cases it’s hard to imagine why LARA is...more

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Connecticut Dentists Bite Off More Than They Can Chew; Settle False Claims Allegations for Nearly $500,000

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On May 9, Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong, in collaboration with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, announced a $495,721 false claims settlement with Advanced Dental Center PC (Advanced...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

SB 351 Proposes To Strengthen California CPOM and CPOD Doctrines

On February 12, 2025, Senator Christopher Cabaldon introduced California Senate Bill (SB) 351, which would codify and strengthen California’s existing corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) and corporate practice of dentistry...more

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California: Private Equity Management of Medical Practices Again Appears in Proposed Legislation

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The California legislature recently introduced legislation, SB 351, that would impact private equity or hedge funds managing physician or dental practices in California. The bill is similar to a portion of California...more

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The Difference Between ‘Non-Covered’ vs. ‘Disallowed’ Services

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Question: I have had several colleagues describe their experience with dental plan audits. All of them have had to pay something back. Sometimes they say this is due to a service being deemed a “noncovered service.” Other...more

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Update: Hiring a CRNA to Work in Your Practice

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Question: Am I able to hire a certified registered nurse anesthetist to administer anesthesia in my practice? Am I able to supervise these services myself? Are there requirements I must meet to be able to do this? ...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Statutory Update Part II

Below is Part II of our New Jersey Statutory update. As you can see from the below, several statutes were passed imposing requirements on health insurance payers, including new requirements for prior authorization request and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

NYAG Settles with Healthplex for $400,000

On December 8, 2023, New York Attorney General Leticia James penned her approval to an Assurance of Discontinuance with third party dental administrator Healthplex, settling the enforcement action for $400,000 and a litany of...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trending in Telehealth: May 23 – 30, 2023

Trending in Telehealth is a series from the McDermott digital health team in which we highlight state legislative and regulatory developments that impact healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Dental Practice Pays $10,000 Fine to OCR for Disclosing PHI on Social Media

Elite Dental Associates (Elite), located in Dallas, Texas has agreed to settle alleged HIPAA violations with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for $10,000....more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Dental Care Becoming More Disability Inclusive

Dental care rarely gets attention as a disability rights issue, but numerous people with disabilities suffer from inadequate and inaccessible dental care. According to a 2012 study of more than 4,700 patients with...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

2019 New Mexico Legislative Update: What All Healthcare Providers Should Know

In 2019, the Legislature enacted several bills affecting healthcare practitioners in New Mexico. Although some bills have a general applicability to health care providers, others address more specific medical practices....more

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