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Illinois Passes Extensive Law Regulating AI in Behavioral Health

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On August 4, 2025, Illinois enacted the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (HB 1806) (the Act), imposing sweeping restrictions on the use of Artificial intelligence (AI) in the delivery of therapy and...more

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New Jersey Enacts Key Legislation Addressing Kickbacks and Deceptive Marketing Practices in the Substance Use Disorder Treatment...

On August 11, 2025, New Jersey’s Acting Governor, Tahesha Way, signed into law two bills to combat patient brokering and deceptive marketing practices in the Substance Use Disorder (“SUD”) treatment industry. The legislation,...more

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New Jersey’s Medical Debt Relief Act Now Fully in Effect

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In July 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act into law (the Act). The Act protects patients from certain medical debt collection actions and contains several restrictions on...more

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Paying for Direct Primary Care Arrangements With HSAs is Now Permitted – With Caveats

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While proposed frequently in Congress over the past few years, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has succeeded in revising the rules governing health savings accounts (HSA) in key ways that allow them to be used to pay...more

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Started With a Bang, Ended with a Whimper: Nevada’s Newly Enacted Employment Laws from the 2025 Legislative Session

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While the 2025 Nevada legislative session opened with several ambitious bills aimed at employment practices, only a handful of relatively tame measures made it across the finish line. Nevertheless, it is important for...more

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New Texas Law Requires Storage of Electronic Health Records in U.S.

Starting September 1, 2025, health care practitioners in Texas are required to store electronic health records in the United States under a new Act. This requirement is found in a recently enacted law that also includes...more

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Tennessee’s HB 979: A Flexible Shift in Corporate Practice of Medicine for Hospital-Based Physicians

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Our Health Care Group examines the key provisions and implications of Tennessee’s new law that allows many of the state’s rural hospitals to directly employ hospital-based specialists....more

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Podcast - Regulating AI in Healthcare: The Road Ahead

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In this episode of "Counsel That Cares," Public Policy & Regulation attorney John Vaughan, Healthcare attorney Dan Silverboard and Public Affairs Advisor Sarah Starling Crossan discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of...more

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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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Needle Little Regulation: What Texas’s New IV Therapy Law Really Says

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Key Takeaways - House Bill 3749, also known as Jenifer’s Law, goes into effect on September 1, 2025, and applies only to elective IV therapy provided outside physician offices or licensed health facilities....more

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‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’: Key Final Medicaid Changes Explained

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law on July 4 and includes significant changes to the Medicaid program, particularly with regard to state and federal financing for the program. This LawFlash provides a...more

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Oregon Enacts Registration Requirements for Dental Laboratories

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed House Bill 2594 into law on May 28, 2025, establishing a new registration framework for dental laboratories. The law will be codified within Oregon Revised Statutes under Title 52, governing...more

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Anesthesia in North Carolina Dentistry: Safety, Regulation, and Future Trends

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The administration of anesthesia in dental offices across North Carolina is under heightened scrutiny. A series of tragic patient deaths, public advocacy, and legislative interest have prompted the North Carolina State Board...more

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Health Care Week in Review | Congress Passes One Big Beautiful Bill Act; CMS Releases Proposed Payment Rules for ESRD and Home...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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CA Senate amends AB 1415 to reinsert MSO reporting requirements

On June 27, 2025, the California Senate amended Assembly Bill (AB) 1415 to add back in a reporting requirement for management services organizations (MSOs) undergoing a sale of a material amount of assets or change of...more

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Texas Governor Signs Host of Bills Impacting Employment

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Biennially, the Texas Legislature convenes from mid-January to June, to introduce, debate, and pass new laws impacting Texans across the state. Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s deadline to sign pending bills passed on June 22,...more

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Pennsylvania to Join Three Interstate Health Care Licensure Compacts

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro recently announced that, effective July 7, 2025, Pennsylvania will commence full participation in three interstate health care licensure compacts: the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact,...more

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Oregon Enacts Legislation Placing Parameters on PE Involvement in Professional Medical Entities

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Oregon has put itself on the map as the first state to follow through with its efforts to curtail private equity (“PE”) control over professional medical entities (“PMEs”). Quarles has been reporting on increased efforts by...more

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Texas Governor Signs Bill into Law Increasing Regulations on Medical Spas

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Following an incident at a medical spa showcasing the dangers of the unlicensed practice of medicine in nontraditional medical settings, Texas has enacted a bill that will place the first set of regulatory requirements on...more

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When Minor Variations in Prompts Lead to Problematic Outputs

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The Senate recently voting 99-1 to remove a 10-year moratorium on state regulation of AI says something about the impact of AI, but also its challenges. A new MIT study, presented at the ACM Conference on Fairness,...more

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Physician Noncompetes: Texas Restrictions Apply to Dentists, Physicians’ Assistants, and Nurses 

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1318 (SB 1318), which will further restrict noncompete agreements for health care professionals in Texas, starting September 1, 2025. Most notably, SB...more

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Non-Compete Agreements in Health Care: A Rapidly Evolving Legal Landscape

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In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s recently failed attempt to ban non-compete agreements between employers and workers, individual states have once again taken up the mantle of further regulating and limiting their...more

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Texas Enacts Comprehensive AI Governance Laws with Sector-Specific Healthcare Provisions

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Texas has taken a significant step in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) with the passage of House Bill (HB) 149 and Senate Bill (SB) 1188. Signed into law on June 22, 2025, and effective Jan. 1, 2026, HB 149 – formally...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - June 2025 #4

News Briefs - Federal Judge Rejects Nursing Home RN Staffing Mandate - A federal judge has struck down the federal nursing home staffing mandate's demands that a registered nurse be on duty 24/7 every day of the year, as well...more

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Texas Caps Physician Non-Compete Buyouts and Adds New Limits Under SB 1318

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On June 20, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1318 (Amendment) into law, amending Texas Business & Commerce Code Section 15.50(b), which is commonly thought of as the “Texas physician non-compete buyout statute.”...more

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