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Federal Court Strikes Down HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule Lifting Compliance Requirements for Regulated Entities

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In a sweeping decision published in June, a federal court in Texas struck down most of the HIPAA Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (Reproductive Health Rule) enacted in 2024 under the Biden administration to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Proposed Moratorium on State AI Legislation: What Healthcare Organizations Should Know

Congress is weighing a sweeping proposal that could significantly reshape how artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated across the United States. At the end of May, the United States House of Representatives passed, by a vote...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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New York Executive Budget Proposes Patient Consent to Payment Law Updates

The recently released New York State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 contains proposed revisions to a recently enacted law impacting how healthcare providers obtain patients’ consent to payment. NY Public Health Law...more

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Massachusetts: New Year, New Law — Governor Signs “An Act enhancing the market review process” (House Bill No. 5159)

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On January 8, 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed into law H.B. 5159, “an Act enhancing the market review process.” This new law promises sweeping reform to reshape how health care businesses operate and grow...more

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New Legislation Revises Massachusetts' Determination of Need Statute

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On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law “An Act Enhancing the Health Care Market Review Process.” Part of this sweeping healthcare oversight law includes changes to the Determination of Need...more

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Non-Competes: New Limits for Pennsylvania Health Care Practitioners

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Pennsylvania’s new law, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) went into effect on January 1, 2025. This law restricts the ability of employers and health care practitioners to enter into non-compete...more

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Massachusetts Passes Act Implementing Broad Oversight into For-Profit Investment in Health Care

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On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5159, An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process (the “Act”) into law, effective April 8, 2025. The Act is a compromise redraft of the separate health...more

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Updated Mandatory Disclosure Requirements for Colorado Mental Health Providers Go into Effect

On August 1, 2024, Colorado legislation took effect amending the mandatory disclosures that mental health providers must make to their clients under state law. Providers of mental health services in Colorado should take note...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Don’t Mess with Texas Nurses: Texas Healthcare Facilities Must Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans by September 1, 2024

Texas has now joined states like California in creating statutory protections against workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 240, now Chapter 331 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, requires healthcare...more

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New Year, New Laws: California Healthcare Providers Subject to New Requirements in 2024

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The California legislature has created a lot of holiday homework for California healthcare providers, passing more than 50 new laws regulating a wide range of healthcare providers and healthcare business operations that apply...more

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