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The AI Doctor Is Out? How California’s Ab 489 Could Limit AI Development in Healthcare

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California’s Assembly Bill 489 (“AB 489”) signals more than just a tweak to existing healthcare law—it’s a glimpse into how the next generation of regulation may shape the future of AI development and deployment in...more

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Federal and California’s Shared Interest in Promoting Open Competition: Isn’t it Ironic?

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This article provides a brief history of California’s pro-competition law and describes the stalled federal initiative to extend a similar noncompete ban nationally, notwithstanding the overlapping policy interests expressed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Pulse Check: How is Your California Practice Leveraging “103 NPs” – and Preparing for the Arrival of “104 NPs” in 2026?

Nearly three years ago, the passage of California Bill AB 890, effective January 1, 2023, set in motion a future pathway for qualified nurse practitioners (“NPs”) to practice independently under a new category of licensure....more

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California’s Office of Health Care Affordability – First Ever Cost and Market Impact Review and Potential Expansion of Office’s...

Since April 2024, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) has received twenty-six Material Change Transaction Notices (Notices) as part of its...more

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California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) Initiates First Cost and Market Impact Review (“CMIR”)

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On June 6, 2025, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) issued its first determination to conduct a Cost and Market Impact Review (“CMIR”) under its health care oversight law. This CMIR will involve...more

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AB 1415 Passed by California Assembly with Amendments

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Key Takeaways - While MSOs and certain parent entities are no longer defined as “health care entities,” they must still notify OHCA when entering into material change transactions with health care entities....more

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Private Equity Group and Hedge Fund Bills Continue Through the California Legislature

California legislative activity focused upon private equity group and hedge fund health care transactions continues notwithstanding California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto last fall of California Assembly Bill 3129 (AB-3129)....more

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Right To Know - May 2025, Vol. 29

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: Virginia Governor Signs Bill Restricting Minor’s Use of Social Media:...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Data Privacy at the Crossroads of AI and Life Sciences: U.S. and EU Perspectives

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AI is transforming the life sciences industry by accelerating drug discovery and personalizing patient care. But as companies increasingly rely on AI to process genetic, biometric, and other types of health data, they must...more

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States Follow Federal Lawmakers in Bipartisan Focus on Private Equity

For at least five years, under both Republican and Democrat administrations, there has been a focus on private equity actors in the healthcare space. Since at least 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has focused on private...more

Hanson Bridgett

SB 1451 Updates Some Requirements for 103 and 104 Nurse Practitioners

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Nurse practitioners who practice pursuant to Sections 2837.103 and 2837.104 of the California Business and Professions Code may practice independently, without standardized procedures, in certain settings....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California AB 2319 Expands Implicit Bias Training for Perinatal Care Providers

California legislators enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 2319 last fall in a landmark attempt to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant healthcare by addressing implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and...more

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California Legislature Introduces Two Bills Regulating Private Equity in Health Care

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Our Health Care Group breaks down two California bills (SB 351 and AB 1415) that would regulate private equity’s and hedge funds’ roles in managing health care and dental practices....more

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California Legislature Reconsiders Bills Scrutinizing Healthcare Investors

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Recently, the California Legislature introduced two bills that may impact private equity healthcare investments in the state, including formalizing corporate practice restrictions and requiring advance notice for certain...more

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California AB 1415 Aims to Expand OHCA’s Healthcare Transaction Review Authority

On February 21, 2025, Assembly Member Mia Bonta introduced AB 1415, a bill that aims to bring healthcare investments by private equity groups and hedge funds more fully into the scope of the California Office of Health Care...more

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California: AB 1415 and Expanded OHCA Oversight — What Providers, MSOs, and Investors Need to Know

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On February 21, 2025, California introduced AB 1415, a bill aimed at expanding the regulatory oversight of the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA). As discussed in our previous blog, certain health care entities are...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

California, Massachusetts and Texas Introduce Legislation Targeting Private Equity Investments and Corporate Structures in Health...

Since our last update, new bills have been introduced that, if passed, would materially impact transactions across the health care industry or otherwise affect the corporate structure of or reporting by health care entities....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Major Regulatory Updates from the West Coast: New California and Washington Approaches to Healthcare Private Equity and MSO...

State legislatures on the West Coast are intensifying their focus on private equity and management service organizations (MSOs) in healthcare, introducing new regulatory measures that could significantly reshape investment...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

SB 351 Proposes To Strengthen California CPOM and CPOD Doctrines

On February 12, 2025, Senator Christopher Cabaldon introduced California Senate Bill (SB) 351, which would codify and strengthen California’s existing corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) and corporate practice of dentistry...more

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California: Private Equity Management of Medical Practices Again Appears in Proposed Legislation

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The California legislature recently introduced legislation, SB 351, that would impact private equity or hedge funds managing physician or dental practices in California. The bill is similar to a portion of California...more

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California Legislature Takes Another Swing at Private Equity Participation in Healthcare

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Last fall, private equity and hedge fund investors were given a reprieve from the prospect of increased oversight of healthcare transactions when California Governor Gavin Newsom unexpectedly vetoed Assembly Bill 3129 (AB...more

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Exploring California’s AI Laws

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California sets the pace for all sorts of trends in the world – so perhaps compliance officers should take note of two recent advisories the state’s attorney general published on artificial intelligence. They capture a lot...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Supreme Court Rejects Non-Disclosure Theory for ER Evaluation and Management Fees, Holding that Hospitals owe no...

Hospitals charge a standard evaluation and management services fee (“EMS”) for patients seen in the emergency room, in one of five amounts, depending upon the severity of the visit. This EMS fee is listed in the hospital’s...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California SB 923: New Trans-Inclusive Healthcare Requirements for Health Plans

Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, California healthcare service plans, health insurers, Medi-Cal managed care plans, and PACE organizations must ensure that staff who have direct enrollee contact receive evidence-based...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Passes Law Regulating Generative AI Use in Healthcare

On September 28, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Assembly Bill 3030 (“AB 3030”), known as the Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Services Bill. Effective January 1, 2025, AB 3030 is part of a...more

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