Patient Records Requests: What You Need to Know
New York is poised to become the twelfth state in the country to authorize medical aid in dying with a physician’s prescription for lethal medication to be self-administered by the patient. On June 9, 2025, the New York...more
The Florida medical community was left concerned and confused by the passage of the original 2020 pelvic examination law. As we discussed in our past blog, practitioners believed the law was overly burdensome, and they were...more
As of January 1, 2020, when a patient (or their representative) submits a written allegation of sexual abuse or sexual misconduct to a health care entity, that entity must report the allegation to the appropriate state...more
On Sunday, April 17, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (commonly referred to as “Senate Bill 3” and referenced herein as “the Act”), into law, thereby making Pennsylvania the 24th state to...more
On September 19, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the “Patient’s Right to Know Act of 2018” (SB 1448), which will require practitioners to notify their patients when they are placed on probation on or after July 1,...more
On April 1, 2018, a new Texas law, S.B. 11, became effective governing in-facility Do-Not-Resuscitate (“DNR”) orders. As defined, a DNR order instructs a health care professional not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation...more
On September 23, 2016, Governor Brown signed AB 72, California’s surprise out-of-network law. The bill protects patients who seek care at an in-network facility from balance billing by individual health care providers who are...more
Governor Brown approved a new law last Friday that limits patient exposure to so-called surprise medical bills. AB 72 caps the cost-sharing obligations of patients who unexpectedly receive care from non-contracted providers...more