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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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The California Legislature Revisits Limitations on and Oversight of PE Involvement in the Health Care Industry

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Lawmakers in California remain dedicated to increasing oversight and placing limitations on private equity (PE) and hedge fund involvement in the health care industry. However, the jury is still out as to whether these new...more

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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 Reintroduces Legislation to Restrict Private Equity Management of Health Care Providers

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The California legislature has introduced a bill that would implement some of the same restrictions on private equity health care investments as last year’s AB 3129....more

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California Claps Back on Insurer Use of AI to Deny Needed Medical Care Decisions

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California is leading the way in ensuring that determinations of medically necessary health care services are made by licensed physicians and not artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms....more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

This New Year, California Imposes Guardrails on the Use of AI by Payors for Utilization Management Determinations

SB 1120 (the “Bill”), which takes effect on January 1, 2025, amends existing California law to adopt guardrails around the use of artificial intelligence tools for the purpose of utilization management. As discussed in a...more

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Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q3 2024

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In the healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, while deal volumes varied across different sectors, by and large the sure and steady pace of deal volume in Q2 continued into Q3. Moreover, several positive...more

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New California Law Affects Pharmacy Operations, Staffing Ratios, And Much More

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On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1286 into law. The new law, sponsored by Assemblymember Matt Haney and the California Board of Pharmacy, aims to reduce medication errors and...more

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California’s New Apology Law and Its Impact on Peer Review Hearings

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Parties in peer review hearings can present a wide range of relevant evidence, regardless of its admissibility in a court of law.  But California has passed a new “apology law” that modifies that standard, erecting a...more

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California Passes First State Law Requiring Physicians to Disclose Open Payments Database to Patients

Effective January 1, 2023, the recently enacted California Assembly Bill 1278,requires a physician and surgeon (defined as a physician and surgeon licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act or an osteopathic physician and...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

California Passes New Law Requiring Physicians and their Employers to Notify Patients about the Open Payments Database

A new California law (AB 1278) will require physicians and their employers to provide patients with several forms of notices about the Open Payments database, starting January 1, 2023. The law is intended to increase...more

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California Legislates Covid-19 Orthodoxy

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Three millennia ago, the Egyptians began the practice of treating disease by the letting of blood.  Bloodletting became an accepted practice worldwide.  King Charles II and George Washington both endured bloodlettings.  In...more

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