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Florida expands rules favoring noncompetes while other states limit them further

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2025 has been a busy year for new state legislation on employee restrictive covenant agreements, particularly in the healthcare sector. While several states have pushed forward new legislation restricting employee restrictive...more

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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 6, June 2025

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Welcome to our sixth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the impact of supply chain and tariff issues on the industry, the veto of Florida's...more

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Florida Legislative Session 2024: Health Care Highlights

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The Florida Regular Legislative Session began on January 9, 2024, and ended on March 8, 2024. Below is a summary of relevant health care laws that will be effective July 1, 2024, if they are approved by Governor DeSantis....more

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U.S. FDA authorizes Florida plan to import drugs in bulk from Canada

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A proposed program by the state of Florida to import certain prescription drugs from Canada has received the approval of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA news release on January 5, 2024....more

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Reforms to the Florida Patient Self-Referral Act: A Closer Look at the Impact of SB 768

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Florida Senate Bill 768 (SB 768) amends the Florida Patient Self-Referral Act of 1992 (PSRA), which regulates financial arrangements between referring healthcare providers and providers of healthcare services. This amendment,...more

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State Drug Price Transparency Reporting Legislative Update: Florida Joins the Bandwagon and Minnesota Adds Onerous New...

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As their 2023 sessions draw to a close, mostly part-time state legislatures have continued their efforts throughout the spring to promote drug price transparency across the prescription drug supply chain. Notable among these...more

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Florida Legislation Authorizing Pharmacy Technicians to Administer Vaccines Contains Some Surprises

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Chapter 2022-60, Laws of Florida (http://laws.flrules.org/2022/60), that went into effect July 1, 2022, allows registered pharmacy technicians to seek certification to provide immunizations and become “Certified Registered...more

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Lawsuit Challenges Unconstitutional Law Limiting Abortion Services

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Working in partnership with abortion service providers and civil liberties groups, a Jenner & Block team filed a lawsuit in Florida to block the implementation of a new state law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of...more

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Providers May Be Required to Update Visitation Policies as No Patient Left Alone Act Set to Become Florida Law

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Senate Bill 988, known as the “No Patient Left Alone Act,” is on its way to the governor’s desk after being passed nearly unanimously by the Florida House and Florida Senate. Intended to address the negative physical and...more

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Florida Continues Pursuit of Improved Patient Safety

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Florida is continuing its efforts to improve patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs).  The Florida Legislature previously approved a requirement that hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs)...more

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