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Florida Legislative Session 2025: Health Care Highlights

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The Florida Regular Legislative Session began on March 4, 2025, and ended on June 6, 2025. Below is a summary of health care legislation scheduled to take effect upon becoming law, contingent on constitutional procedure. The...more

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Practical Considerations of New NJ/NY Health Care Transaction Requirements

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Recently, the Health Law Observer highlighted both implemented and proposed changes in requirements applicable to certain health care transactions in New Jersey and New York, respectively. Given the impact in both...more

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New York Judge Blocks COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Healthcare Facilities

On January 17, 2023, a New York trial court judge struck down the state’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, ruling that the New York State Department of Health (DOH) acted outside its authority and noting that “the...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Supreme Court Judge: New York Vaccine Mandate “Null, Void”

A New York State Supreme Court Justice recently ruled the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers is “null, void and of no effect.” Justice Gerard Neri ruled the state overstepped its authority by...more

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Expansion to New Employers and Employee Titles – Submission Period Announced

The New York Department of Health (DOH) announced on November 17 that the Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program will expand to include additional titles and eligible provider types. On January 13, DOH announced the opening...more

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New York Department of Health Revises the COVID-19 Return-to-Work Protocols for Healthcare Personnel, Consistent with CDC...

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On November 30, 2022, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) updated its Advisory on Return-to-Work Protocols for Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to Sars-CoV-2. This new guidance...more

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New York Department of Health Updates Return-To-Work Protocols for Healthcare Personnel and Adopts CDC Recommendations

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The New York Department of Health (“Department”) has circulated a revised Advisory on return-to-work protocols for healthcare personnel after infection or exposure to COVID-19. Once published, the new protocols, dated...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Survey for Employers NOT Registered for the HWB Program – Survey Open Until Dec. 6

The New York Department of Health (DOH) announced November 30th it is releasing a survey for enrolled Medicaid providers who meet the eligibility criteria for the Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program, but are enrolled in...more

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Healthcare Worker Bonus Program Notice of Expansion to New Employers and Employee Titles

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The New York Department of Health (DOH) announced on November 17th that the Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program was being expanded to include additional titles and eligible provider types. For a list of the new qualified...more

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Healthcare Worker Bonus Program Portal Opening Extended for Vesting Periods 1 & 2

The New York Department of Health (DOH) announced on October 31st it was extending the deadline for claim submissions on the Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Portal until November 30. While DOH notes claims submitted after...more

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Healthcare Worker Bonus Program Portal Open for Vesting Period 2

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Vesting Period 2 covers the period April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022. The New York State Department of Health opened the Healthcare Worker Bonus Program Portal to facilitate submissions by eligible employers on behalf...more

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New York’s Healthcare Worker Bonus Program: What Independent Schools Need to Know

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​​​​​​​In early August, the New York State Department of Health announced the New York Healthcare Worker Bonus (“HWB”) program. The HWB program aims to award New York's frontline healthcare workers with $1.2 billion in...more

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CT DPH Suspends Licensure Requirement for Out-of-State Providers; NY Extends Waivers

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On December 22, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that it issued an Order temporarily suspending the requirements for state licensure, certification or registration of physicians, nurses, and certain...more

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Oregon Changes Temporary Rule Requiring Healthcare Worker Vaccinations

On August 5, 2021, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) adopted a temporary rule on an emergency basis requiring healthcare providers and healthcare staff who work in healthcare settings to either be vaccinated against COVID-19...more

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What Do the New Mask and Vaccine Mandates Mean for Washington Employers?

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Governor Inslee and Washington’s Department of Health have been busy the past two weeks modifying existing mask rules and enacting new vaccine requirements for certain classes of healthcare workers. There has been enough...more

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Maryland to Mandate Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Effective September 1, 2021

As the number of new cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to grow nationwide, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced, on August 18, 2021, measures to prioritize patient safety in nursing homes and hospitals....more

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Oregon Enacts Temporary Rule Requiring Healthcare Worker Vaccinations or COVID-19 Testing

In recent weeks, Oregon has seen a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, which threatens to overwhelm local hospitals. On August 5, 2021,...more

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Incoming Relief: The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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With our country’s healthcare systems on the verge of collapse, there is some encouraging news to report – recent trials of COVID-19 vaccines with promising results have been announced and it is likely that one or more...more

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2020 Mid-Year Vermont Health Care Update

Lawmaking in the COVID Era - The legislature adjourned Friday June 26 at 8:41 p.m. Sort of. After holding what was nearly the longest and certainly the strangest session in history – half of it remotely – the legislature has...more

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New York City Department of Health Issues Standing Isolation Order for Purposes of New York State Emergency Sick Leave Law

The New York City Department of Health has issued a standing Order that creates a process for those who live or work in the City to receive the documentation needed to claim leave in certain circumstances under the New York...more

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COVID-19 Litigation Trends for April 24-May 3, 2020

Our updates about “The REAL Trending Litigation Topics Regarding COVID-19” are now called Unprecedented to reflect the development and adaption of legal theories to address the unprecedented impact from COVID-19. Although the...more

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NYS DOH Responds In Q&A to Joint Employer Questions and Reveals the Challenge A Fiscal Intermediary Faces in Obtaining an Offer...

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In our December 23, 2019 Legal Alert we reported that the NYS Department of Health’s (“DOH”) Request for Offers (“RFO”) required a “Joint Employment Attestation” in any offer to continue or first become a Fiscal Intermediary...more

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Will Your Fiscal Intermediary Be Chosen to Participate in New York's CDPAP?

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The New York State Department of Health (DOH) recently issued a Request for Offers (RFO) from eligible entities who want to continue or first commence participating as Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) under the New York Consumer...more

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New York Mandates That Fiscal Intermediaries Be Joint Employers to Continue in Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program

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On December 18, 2019 New York State’s Department of Health (DOH) issued a Request for Offers (RFO) from those who wish to continue or first become Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) under the State’s Consumer Directed Personal...more

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