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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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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

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Regulatory Update Part II - February 2025

We continue our New Jersey Regulatory Update with this Part II, which focuses on regulations that were finalized in the second half of 2024 and impact healthcare. For example, as a continuation of price transparency efforts,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Regulatory Update Part I - January 2025

Below is Part I of our New Jersey Regulatory Update focusing on regulations that were finalized in 2024 by various New Jersey agencies that impact healthcare. The final regulations range from additional transparency...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Interstate Licensing Compacts and Universal License Recognition for NC Healthcare Professionals

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Individual state legislatures and the District of Columbia have traditionally determined the licensure requirements for professionals to practice in their jurisdiction. As a result, there is an inherent lack of uniformity of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Trending in Telehealth: August 13 – 26, 2024

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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

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

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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 4, August 2024

Welcome to our fourth issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we address a variety of topics including a recent SCOTUS ruling and the potential impact on CMS, issues of patient...more

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Navigating the National Practitioner Data Bank: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals (NPDB or Data Bank).

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Few aspects of the healthcare regulatory apparatus evoke more confusion and dread for healthcare practitioners than the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB or Data Bank).  Being reported to the Data Bank is often regarded...more

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Trending in Telehealth: April 9 – April 15, 2024

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

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Trending in Telehealth: February 5 – 12, 2024

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

Epstein Becker & Green

Telehealth’s Roadblock: The Issue with State Licensure Requirements

Use of telehealth services has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic; however, this increase in use does not come without limitations. Telehealth providers are subject to regulations, which differ by state, that govern various...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Amends the Application for Certificate of Authority for Health Maintenance...

Applicants for a health maintenance organization (HMO) certificate of authority (COA) in Florida must use a new application form effective January 28, 2024. After rule development by the Florida Office of Insurance...more

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Trending in Telehealth: November 15 – 28, 2023

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

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Trending in Telehealth: November 8 – 14, 2023

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

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Trending in Telehealth: November 1 – 7, 2023

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

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Trending in Telehealth: October 24 – 31, 2023

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

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Emergency Amendments to Licensure of Nursing Facilities Regulations (216-RICR-40-10-1)

On September 29, 2023, the Rhode Island Department of Health (“RIDOH”) announced emergency amendments to the Licensure of Nursing Facility Regulations that will greatly affect the operation and regulatory review of skilled...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Adds Requirements for Opioid Prescribing and Expands Provider Licensure and Credentialing Avenues

On June 28, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act No. 23-97, “An Act Concerning Health and Wellness for Connecticut Residents.”  The Act includes a wide range of provisions aimed at supporting health care...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

Idaho’s New Virtual Care [Telehealth] Access Act

Idaho’s new Virtual Care Access Act (the “Act”) amends Idaho’s existing law to make it easier to render telehealth in Idaho effective July 1, 2023. The requirements of the new Act are summarized below....more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

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

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

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

California Governor Signs Bill Further Increasing Oversight of Hospice Agencies

This fall, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill No. 2673 (the Bill), which amends various sections of the California Health and Safety Code relating to hospice agencies. Among other things, the Bill prohibits...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and PSYPACT to Debut in Connecticut: New Laws Meant to Streamline Physician Licensure and...

Having learned some difficult lessons from the clinical shortages that have accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic, Connecticut’s General Assembly passed two important pieces of legislation last session to provide physicians with...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Expands Advanced Practice Providers’ Scope of Practice to Include Certain Forms of Abortion

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed legislation to expand the scope of practice of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), nurse-midwives, and physician assistants (PAs) to perform certain forms of abortion....more

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