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Massachusetts Clarifies Licensure Reqs for PHPs, IOPs

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On August 27, 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a memorandum clarifying its licensure requirements for Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and Day Treatment...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: August 19 – 25, 2025

Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

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New Illinois Law Restricts Use of AI in Mental Health Therapy

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Illinois has become one of the first states to formally regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in therapy and psychotherapy services. Enacted Aug. 1, 2025, the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act...more

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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 248: Fighting Addiction and Expanding Access to...

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This week on the podcast, Lynnsey and Lauren are joined by Sara Howe and Morgan Coyner of Addiction Professionals of North Carolina (APNC) for a powerful conversation about substance use treatment, patient brokering, and the...more

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New York Adopts Certificate of Need Amendments to Streamline Reviews of Health Facility Projects

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The New York State Department of Health (the Department) adopted amendments to its Certificate of Need (CON) regulations at Part 710 of Title 10 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) to update, modernize and...more

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Alabama CON Report - August 2025

AL2024-035, Crestwood Healthcare, LP d/b/a Crestwood Medical Center, Madison County, AL: Proposes to convert twelve (12) existing acute care beds to twelve (12) inpatient rehabilitation beds on the main campus of Crestwood...more

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New Illinois law updates physical therapy standards for telehealth providers

On August 15, 2025, Illinois enacted Senate Bill (SB) 2153, which became effective on the date of signature. The legislation amends the Illinois Physical Therapy Act to remove various provisions that previously limited the...more

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Colorado Senate Bill 25-276: New Protections and Requirements for Healthcare Providers Regarding Immigration Status and Data...

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The Colorado General Assembly has enacted Senate Bill 25-276 (“SB 25-276” or “Bill”), establishing significant new requirements for healthcare facilities operated by political subdivisions, Public Health-Care Facilities, and...more

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New Florida Law Attempts to Provide Leeway for Certain Stem Cell Treatments

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A new law in Florida, CS/CS/SB 1768, allows physicians to market and administer stem cell therapies that have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for orthopedic conditions, wound care and pain...more

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Colorado Revises Healthcare Regulations for Changes in Ownership, Surprise Billing Disclosures

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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), which oversees the licensure of health facilities in Colorado, has adopted revised rules related to healthcare facility changes of ownership (CHOWs) and...more

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North Carolina Health Care Opportunities in 2026

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North Carolina’s Healthcare Planning Section is hard at work on a new State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP), which can be expected to include a range of 2026 health care development opportunities in counties across North...more

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New Jersey Enacts Key Legislation Addressing Kickbacks and Deceptive Marketing Practices in the Substance Use Disorder Treatment...

On August 11, 2025, New Jersey’s Acting Governor, Tahesha Way, signed into law two bills to combat patient brokering and deceptive marketing practices in the Substance Use Disorder (“SUD”) treatment industry. The legislation,...more

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Illinois Enacts Act Prohibiting AI Therapy

On August 4, 2025, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act into law, which went into immediate effect, and “prohibits anyone from using AI to provide mental health and...more

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New Jersey’s Medical Debt Relief Act Now Fully in Effect

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In July 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act into law (the Act). The Act protects patients from certain medical debt collection actions and contains several restrictions on...more

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Navigating Pa.’s unique IBHS licensing requirement for ABA therapy providers

Per Autism Speaks’ “Autism by the Numbers: 2025 Annual Report” (see autismspeaks.org/ABN, last visited July 20, 2025), currently one in 35 children in the United States has autism....more

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New Texas Law Permits Use of AI In Health Care

Texas recently enacted a pair of laws aimed at AI governance in the public sector and in healthcare. Starting September 1, 2025, there will be statutory authorization for health care practitioners (HCPs) in Texas to use AI...more

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Recent Changes to Florida’s “Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement (MOBILE) Act” for Health Care Practitioners

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Last year, we reported on Florida’s adoption of the “Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement (MOBILE) Act” (Section 456.0145, Florida Statutes), which created a consistent regulatory framework for licensure by...more

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What Health Equity Means for CON — and Why It Matters Now

Following Sheppard Mullin’s recent webinar on Health Equity Impact Assessments (HEIAs), one thing is clear: providers and investors cannot afford to treat equity requirements as an afterthought in the Certificate of Need...more

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Trending in Telehealth: June 2025

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more

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Accessing Opioid Settlement Funds

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While federal funding for addiction treatment programs and research is being cut, more than $50 billion is being distributed to state and local programs from opioid-related lawsuits. There is great debate on the use of these...more

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Purl v HHS: Resetting the Reproductive Health Privacy Landscape

Reproductive health privacy is once again in the legal spotlight with a recent federal district court decision that struck down nearly all of a recent rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...more

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NY Medical Transport Owner Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud

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The owner of Sublime Medical Transportation in Schenectady County, New York was recently sentenced to three to nine years in state prison for orchestrating a large Medicaid fraud scheme. Muhammed Adnan Saeed netted over...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill: Slashed Budgets Will Disrupt the Medicaid Program

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The new federal budget law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act), enacted on July 4, 2025, makes dramatic changes to the Medicaid program. Health care providers, plans, patients, and other stakeholders that work with...more

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Policy Brief: Aligning Nursing Home Bed Planning with New York’s Certificate of Need Reform Goals

Last month, New York State began a formal review of its Certificate of Need (CON) process for nursing homes, launching a timely conversation about how best to align regulatory oversight with evolving system needs. A new...more

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Colorado Medicaid: RAC Program Overhauled with Enhanced Transparency, Greater Provider Protections, and Increased Oversight

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In June 2025, Colorado passed a new law that makes significant changes to the state’s Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program. Colorado has one of the most aggressive RAC programs in the country that has been rife...more

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