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Florida AHCA Proposed Rules Would Establish New Breach Reporting, Continuity Planning Requirements

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On September 17, 2025, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) will hold its first public meeting to discuss proposed rules designed to enhance transparency and preparedness around health care information...more

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Ep. 77 – Keeping Up to Date on New Developments

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One of the biggest challenges for any busy compliance professional is staying abreast of all the changes in healthcare regulations, enforcement trends and risks. Yet doing so is critically important so that you have enough...more

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Massachusetts Clarifies Licensure Reqs for PHPs, IOPs

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On August 27, 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a memorandum clarifying its licensure requirements for Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and Day Treatment...more

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New York Adopts Certificate of Need Amendments to Streamline Reviews of Health Facility Projects

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The New York State Department of Health (the Department) adopted amendments to its Certificate of Need (CON) regulations at Part 710 of Title 10 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) to update, modernize and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama CON Report - August 2025

AL2024-035, Crestwood Healthcare, LP d/b/a Crestwood Medical Center, Madison County, AL: Proposes to convert twelve (12) existing acute care beds to twelve (12) inpatient rehabilitation beds on the main campus of Crestwood...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

So You Want to Start a Concierge Medicine Practice? Here are Five Key Legal Considerations

With increased consolidation of traditional medical practices and declining reimbursement rates, many physicians are turning to alternative models like concierge medicine to preserve their independence. Concierge medicine...more

King & Spalding

Aetna Policy Attempts to Circumvent Two Midnight Rule for MA Plans

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In a recent Aetna newsletter update (also referred to as OfficeLink), Aetna advised that it would change its reimbursement approach for emergent or urgent inpatient stays that span at least one midnight at facilities that...more

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CMS Issues FY 2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Program Final Rule

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On August 1, 2025, CMS issued a final rule updating the Medicare rates and policies applicable to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) under the IRF Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the IRF Quality Reporting Program...more

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Colorado Revises Healthcare Regulations for Changes in Ownership, Surprise Billing Disclosures

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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), which oversees the licensure of health facilities in Colorado, has adopted revised rules related to healthcare facility changes of ownership (CHOWs) and...more

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Oregon Staffing Plans Must Cover All Licensed Hospital Space

Oregon’s Hospital Staffing Law has enjoyed no lack of coverage (and commentary) in the last year.  The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has posted numerous guidance documents, FAQs, video shorts, and recorded webinars to bring...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Adopts Major Certificate of Need Amendments Effective August 6, 2025

On August 6, 2025, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) finalized amendments to its Certificate of Need (CON) regulations in 10 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 710, raising the financial thresholds for full review, expanding...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Escalating ICE Presence in Health Care Settings — What Providers and Administrators Must Know Now

On July 8, a routine enforcement action by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a surgery center in California escalated into criminal charges for two health care workers. ICE agents were attempting to detain...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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Virginia Hospitals Must Comply with New Workplace Violence Reporting Requirements

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Effective July 1, hospitals and other healthcare institutions licensed in Virginia are required to establish a workplace violence reporting system to track, analyze and respond to incidents of workplace violence. Under the...more

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Are Abortions Legal In The UAE?

What is an abortion? Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of the embryo or the fetus. Generally, the term abortion refers to induced abortion where the procedure is caried out medically....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Filling the Gaps and Navigating Fine Lines: Licensure Considerations for Medical Spas

The Rhode Island Medical Spas Safety Act (RI MSSA) was signed into law by Governor Daniel McKee on June 30, 2025, and is the latest example of the increasing regulation of medical spas. Despite their growth in popularity...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

OPWDD Adopts Final Emergency Preparedness Regulations

On July 23, 2025, the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities adopted final regulations requiring all facilities certified or operated by OPWDD to maintain an agencywide Emergency Management Plan (EMP) and develop...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

SNF Off-Cycle CMS-855A Reporting Delayed to January 1, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has extended the window for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) to file off-cycle Medicare revalidation documents until January 1, 2026. This marks CMS’ third deadline...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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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Pennsylvania Legislature Revives Bill Scrutinizing Health Care Transactions

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Throughout the country, state governments have been introducing bills which grant state authorities the ability to closely scrutinize health care transactions – specifically, with an eye toward those involving private equity....more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - July 2025

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CMS Releases Proposed Rule for 2026 ESRD PPS - As the nephrology organization representing the specialty on socioeconomic and physician practice issues, the Renal Physicians Association analyzes and disseminates...more

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California’s Office of Health Care Affordability – First Ever Cost and Market Impact Review and Potential Expansion of Office’s...

Since April 2024, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) has received twenty-six Material Change Transaction Notices (Notices) as part of its...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

McDermott Will & Schulte

5 Questions with a Health Lawyer: Charles Buck

What is your favorite part of practicing healthcare law at McDermott? Healthcare is a complicated, heavily regulated industry. Government is also the primary payor in the industry. As a result, lawyers with deep knowledge...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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