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Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Filling the Gaps and Navigating Fine Lines: Licensure Considerations for Medical Spas

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The Rhode Island Medical Spas Safety Act (RI MSSA) was signed into law by Governor Daniel McKee on June 30, 2025, and is the latest example of the increasing regulation of medical spas. Despite their growth in popularity...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Beyond Private Equity Transaction Oversight: Mass. H.5159 Includes New Licensing Requirements

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H.5159, An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process, was signed into law in January 2025. The primary focus of H.5159 is to expand the Commonwealth’s healthcare oversight mechanisms, particularly with respect to private equity...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Massachusetts to Require License for Office-Based Surgical Centers

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Many existing office-based surgical centers in Massachusetts will soon be required to obtain a new type of healthcare facility license. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed House Bill No. 5159 into law on Jan. 8, 2025,...more

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Major Changes to Texas Medical Board Rules: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know

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On January 9, 2025, the Texas Medical Board (TMB) implemented comprehensive changes to its rules, marking a significant shift in how medical spas, IV hydration clinics, and other healthcare facilities operate in Texas....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Ohio’s New Residential Care Facility Rules: Important Updates on Changes in Ownership and Control From a Licensure Perspective

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Effective July 12, 2024, the Ohio Department of Health (“ODH”) promulgated new rules and regulations for residential care facilities (“RCFs”), also known as assisted living facilities. These rules, set forth in the Ohio...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Are You Ready for Alabama’s New Designated Representative Requirements?

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In a previous update, Quarles discussed a new Alabama law that requires individuals serving as the designated representative for an Alabama-licensed facility to register with the Alabama Board of Pharmacy ("the Board”) as of...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

May Resident Physicians Use Hospital DEA Registration Numbers Off-Site?

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A Florida “resident physician” is someone who has completed their internship and graduated from medical school but is not yet licensed as a Florida medical doctor or osteopathic physician and who registers with the Department...more

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Changes to California Laws Regarding Notice to Patients: What Practitioners and Health Care Entities Need to Know

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Effective January 1, 2023, all physicians licensed by the Medical Board of California must comply with modifications to the requirements that they provide notice to each patient that they are licensed and regulated by the...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Georgia Licensing Now Requiring Affidavit of Financial Stability in Support of Initial and Change of Ownership Applications

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In response to media reports regarding alleged deficient practices in some of Georgia’s long-term care facilities, House Bill 987 (“HB 987”) was signed into law on June 30, 2020, amending Title 31 of the O.C.G.A....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Ohio Budget Bill changes Ambulatory Surgical Facility definition: Now captures facilities operating within a hospital

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On July 18, 2019, Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s general operating budget for fiscal years 2020–2021. Provisions in this bill change the definition of an Ambulatory Surgical Facility (ASF) and, accordingly, change the...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

New Connecticut Legislation Updates Laws Concerning Urgent Care Centers, Hospital-Based Facility Fees and Freestanding Hospital...

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On June 12, 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 18-149 “An Act Concerning Outpatient Clinics, Urgent Care Centers and Freestanding Emergency Departments” (PA 18-149). This legislation...more

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