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Connecticut Governor Signs Bill Adding Requirements for Hospitals and Expanding DPH’s Enforcement Scope

On June 25, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 25-96, “An Act Concerning the Department of Public Health’s Recommendations Regarding Various Revisions to the Public Health Statutes” (the...more

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Alabama CON Report - June 2025

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2024-031, Springhill Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Springhill Medical Center, Mobile County, AL: Proposes to add twenty (20) inpatient rehabilitation beds to an existing eighteen (18) bed...more

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Alabama CON Report - April 2025

I. II. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2024-025, 211-213 Ana Drive Operations, LLC d/b/a Hilltop at Glenwood II, Lauderdale County, AL: Proposes to convert sixteen (16) existing assisted living facility (ALF) beds into...more

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Medicaid Under Threat: How Budget Cuts Will Harm New Jersey’s Most Vulnerable

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Last month, House Republicans introduced a budget resolution that would drastically cut funding for social welfare programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) if passed. Unfortunately,...more

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Alabama CON Report - May 2024

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. Contested Case - AL2023-021, Affinity Hospital, LLC d/b/a Grandview Medical Center, Hoover, AL: Proposes to establish a Freestanding Emergency Department (FED) in the city of Hoover,...more

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Alabama CON Report - July 2023

I. Certificate of Need Program A. A. AL2023-013, Birmingham Operations, LLC d/b/a Harmony at Birmingham, Trussville, AL: Proposes to construct and operate a thirty-two (32) bed Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility...more

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Alabama CON Report - June 2023

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2023-011, Metro Treatment of Alabama, L.P. d/b/a Birmingham Metro Treatment Center, Birmingham, AL: Proposes to relocate Birmingham Metro Treatment Center, an existing outpatient...more

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Alabama CON Report - April 2023

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. Contested Case: AL2022-022, St. Vincent’s Birmingham, Pelham, AL: Proposes to develop a multi-specialty building to include a freestanding emergency department (FED), imaging center,...more

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Alabama CON Report - September 2022

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2022-020, Infirmary ASC - Saraland, LLC, Mobile, AL: Proposes to construct and operate a freestanding multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) consisting of four (4) operating...more

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Alabama CON Report - April 2022

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2022-005, Saad Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Saad Hospice Services, Mobile, AL: Proposes to add ten (10) additional inpatient hospice beds to The Retreat, an existing inpatient hospice...more

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Alabama CON Report - October 2021

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2021-039, Monroe County Health Care Authority d/b/a Monroe County Hospital, Monroeville, AL: Proposes to convert ten (10) acute care beds to ten (10) swing beds in order to provide...more

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Tennessee Makes Major Changes to CON Law

Tennessee healthcare providers will soon have a very different certificate of need (CON) law to consider as they plan new facilities and services. Tennessee’s legislature and governor recently enacted Public Chapter 557,...more

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Hospitals, Nursing Homes Likely Facing New Compliance Regulations for Clinical Staffing

Recently, the New York State Legislature passed bills (pending Governor Cuomo’s signature) mandating that hospitals and nursing homes establish and maintain clinical staffing levels in their facilities. For hospitals, a...more

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Governor Abbott Loosens Restrictions on Businesses, Hospital Capacity, and Nursing Home Visitation Policies for Most Counties in...

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Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott announced plans to continue Texas’ reopening process after the coronavirus pandemic brought public activity in much of the state to a halt earlier this year. Executive Order GA-30 allows...more

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COVID-19-Related Immunity for Facilities and Providers Clawed Back

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Earlier this month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill to limit the scope of immunity for healthcare facilities (including nursing homes and hospitals) and healthcare professionals for future non-COVID-19...more

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Hospitals & Nursing Homes: Old Dangers on the Increase During a Pandemic?

Hospitals in Florida and the rest of the country generally are careful about safety measures, staff-to-patient ratios and infection control. There are specific standards of care they must meet in the communities they serve. ...more

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New York Eliminates Some Liability Protections For Health Care Facilities and Professionals Relating to the COVID-19 Emergency

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 3, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new law that rolled back protections for nursing homes and hospitals in New York in connection with COVID-19 liabilities...more

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Mississippi Legislature Appropriates CARES Act Funds for Healthcare Providers

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Section 5001 (Division A, Title V) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) passed by Congress earlier this year established the $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund (“Relief Fund”). Under this...more

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CMS Rapidly Approves Section 1135 Waivers in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Update

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This content was last updated as of Thursday, April 24 at 12:00 p.m. CST- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its issuance of Section 1135 waivers, waiving or modifying certain Medicare, Medicaid,...more

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CMS Rapidly Approves Section 1135 Waivers in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its issuance of Section 1135 waivers, waiving or modifying certain Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) requirements to ensure that...more

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CMS Expands Blanket Waivers to Help Hospitals and Other Providers

On March 30, 2020, CMS issued numerous additional blanket waivers to give providers greater flexibility in responding to COVID-19. (See https://www.cms.gov/files/document/summary-covid-19-emergency-declaration-waivers.pdf)....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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