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Nevada Passes Law Limiting AI Use for Mental and Behavioral Healthcare

On June 5, 2025, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed AB 406, a law regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for mental and behavioral healthcare. AB 406 comes as other states, such as Utah and New York, have taken...more

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GAO Publishes Findings Regarding Prior Authorization of Behavioral Health Services

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Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report determining that there is a nontrivial risk that prior authorization requirements, together with internal coverage criteria, may undermine the Medicare...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 36 - March 2025

Unusually heavy traffic that stalled commutes to the Georgia State Capitol for many on Thursday morning may prove to be symbolic of the waning days of the 2025 Legislative Session. With many bills and resolutions still...more

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Balancing Law and Public Service: Insights From AG Formella — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Chuck Slemp is joined by New Hampshire Attorney General (AG) John Formella to discuss his journey to becoming New Hampshire’s AG. Formella highlights his career in private practice,...more

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Fighting the Robots: Texas Attorney General Settles “First-of-its-Kind” Investigation of Healthcare AI Company

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In what it describes as a “First-of-its-Kind Healthcare Generative AI Investigation”, the Texas Attorney General (AGO) recently reached a settlement agreement with an artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare technology...more

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Will Regulatory Scrutiny Impact Private Equity Investment in Healthcare?

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Private Equity in Healthcare - Over the past decade, private equity investors have shown a particular interest in acquiring or investing in various healthcare providers and services. This includes physician practices across...more

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Healthcare Highlights

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Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), which narrowly passed the U.S. Senate (50 – 49) and House of Representatives (220 – 211) earlier this week. The Act provides for $1.9...more

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FDA signals uptick in enforcement with market sweep on depression claims

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On 19 February, 2021 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced warning letters to ten companies for selling dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent depression and other mental health...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 25th Annual Compliance Institute - April 19th - 22nd, 9:30 am - 4:35 pm CDT

The Compliance Institute is celebrating 25 years! Join us for the Compliance Institute's 25th anniversary, April 19-22, 2021. This year, HCCA is excited to celebrate over two decades of compliance excellence with our...more

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New Laws Impacting California Behavioral Health Care Providers and Labs

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As part of an increasing trend towards regulation of behavioral health, a pair of new laws have been adopted that will impact certain California behavioral health providers and laboratories, with two proposed companion laws...more

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Legislation Affecting Services For People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities

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Our series highlighting recent activity by the NYS Legislature continues with a recap of bills passed in 2018 that relate to intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This synopsis follows previous summaries we have...more

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Legislation Affecting Behavioral Health

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Our series highlighting recent activity by the NYS Legislature continues with a recap of bills passed in 2018 that relate to behavioral health. This synopsis follows previous summaries we have done concerning pharmacy,...more

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Legislation Affecting Hospitals

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As we noted in previous blogs, the New York State Legislature has addressed a number of significant hospital related issues during the 2018 session, including indigent care funding, the third iteration of the Statewide Health...more

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Healthcare Bills Passed in the 2018 Legislative Session

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The scheduled 2018 New York State Legislative Session concluded last week amid many of the same speculations and controversies that have characterized all of the Legislature’s activities in recent years. ...more

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SAMHSA and ONC Issue Fact Sheets on Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Information

In response to the opioid crisis, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) recently issued two fact sheets to provide clarity on...more

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A Renewed Focus: 2018-19 New York State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Budget Highlights

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Since the beginning of the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, there has been a strong emphasis on reform of the acute, primary, and long term care systems, and, particularly with the recent focus on the opioid crisis,...more

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Responding to the Opioid Crisis and More:  2018-19 New York State Behavioral Health Budget Highlights

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Several provisions in the recently adopted 2018-19 New York State Budget (the “Enacted Budget”) are intended to address the ongoing opioid crisis. As discussed in a prior post, some were focused on pharmaceutical...more

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Final Rule Clarifies When Substance Abuse Programs Can Disclose Patient Information

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A final rule from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration establishes requirements for the exchange of patient information between substance abuse treatment programs and their agents and contractors. ...more

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Obama Signs 21st Century Cures Act, Adding $6.3 Billion For Medical Research

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The Cures Act aims to increase the speed by which new drugs are brought to market by streamlining clinical trials, allowing the use of patient data in the regulatory review process, and modernizing U.S. Food and Drug...more

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