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Florida Legislative Session 2025: Health Care Highlights

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The Florida Regular Legislative Session began on March 4, 2025, and ended on June 6, 2025. Below is a summary of health care legislation scheduled to take effect upon becoming law, contingent on constitutional procedure. The...more

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New York State Department of Health Publishes Form of Material Transactions Notice

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The New York State Department of Health (DOH) published on May 15, 2025, the long-awaited electronic Material Transaction Notice Form (the Form), which replaces its prior email submission process with a portal filing for...more

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Significant Rule Changes Ahead for Arizona Assisted Living Facilities Providing Memory Care and Directed Care Services

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On April 8, 2024, Governor Katie Hobbs signed HB 2764 into law. Among other things, this law added A.R.S. § 36-405.03(A), which requires the Arizona Department of Health Services (the Department) to establish rule standards...more

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New York Department of Health Issues Long-Awaited FAQs for New York’s Disclosure of Material Transactions Law

The first quarter of 2025 has been eventful for New York’s Disclosure of Material Transactions Law. As discussed in our recent blog post, the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 New York State Executive Budget (FY 26 Executive Budget)...more

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New York State Department of Health Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on Material Transactions Law

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The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide guidance on the "Disclosure of Material Transactions" law that took effect on Aug. 1, 2023. Pursuant to Article...more

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Massachusetts to Require License for Office-Based Surgical Centers

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Many existing office-based surgical centers in Massachusetts will soon be required to obtain a new type of healthcare facility license. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed House Bill No. 5159 into law on Jan. 8, 2025,...more

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New Legislation Revises Massachusetts' Determination of Need Statute

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On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law “An Act Enhancing the Health Care Market Review Process.” Part of this sweeping healthcare oversight law includes changes to the Determination of Need...more

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Updated Maryland Conrad 30 J-1 Waiver Program Policy Allows for Telehealth, Online Application

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) released an updated policy manual at the end of September for the 2025 Conrad 30 Waiver Program application cycle, which opened October 1st. Changes include an online-only submission...more

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How Texas Healthcare Facilities Can Prepare for New Workplace Violence Prevention Standards for Healthcare Workers

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The end of summer is quickly approaching. This year Labor Day does not just signify kids are headed back to, or in many cases, already back in, school. It also means that healthcare facilities in Texas (hospitals, nursing...more

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State Healthcare Transaction Notification Laws - California

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The California Office of Health Care Affordability and the California Attorney General both require entities to provide notification about certain healthcare transactions. We provide details about both sets of requirements...more

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New Jersey Regulatory Update Part II

Part II of our New Jersey Regulatory Update further identifies proposed and adopted regulations that may impact healthcare providers, from additional financial transparency rules impacting facilities to rules attempting to...more

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NYS DOH Requests Applications for Health Care Facility Transformation Program

The New York Department of Health (DOH) recently announced it is accepting applications for the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV. The grants will distribute $250 million to support capital projects and...more

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New York Implements Health Equity Impact Assessment as New Requirement for Certificate of Need Process

On June 22, 2023, New York State Public Health Law § 2802-b, added a Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) to the Certificate of Need (CON) process for certain health care facilities. The new requirement comes as part of...more

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NYS DOH Provides Overview of Material Transaction Reporting

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The New York State Department of Health has published a webpage regarding Public Health Law (PHL) Article 45-A. In our prior post, we discussed how PHL Article 45-A requires health care entities involved in material...more

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New Requirements for Healthcare Entity Transactions Signed into Law in New York State Budget

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New York recently joined a growing number of states enacting legislation that increases oversight of certain healthcare transactions. Article 45-A of the 2024 Executive Budget is titled "Disclosure of Material Transactions"...more

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New York Enacts Notice Requirements for Material Health Care Transactions but Removes Approval Authority

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On May 3, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the New York Public Health Law, effective on or about August 1, 2023, that will require certain Healthcare Entities to provide...more

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New York Enacts Requirement for Healthcare Entities to Provide Notice of “Material Transactions”

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On May 3, 2022, the New York Legislature passed legislation to regulate certain “material transactions” involving healthcare providers and others who provide administrative or management services to other healthcare...more

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UPDATE: Proposed New York "Material Transaction" Review Law Scaled Back

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In a prior blog post, we summarized proposed legislation that would have conferred upon the New York State Department of Health (DOH) the authority to review and approve "material transactions" involving a "health care...more

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NYS DOH Clarifies ACF Admission and Retention Standards

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On April 25, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued a Dear Adult Care Facility Administrator Letter (DACF #23-15) after it came to the DOH’s attention that some ACF operators have interpreted recent regulatory...more

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New York Legislature Considers Proposal to Require Burdensome Regulatory Approval Process for “Material Transactions” Involving...

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal for FY 2023-2024 includes a proposal to require Department of Health (DOH) approval of certain mergers, acquisitions, and other significant transactions involving medical...more

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Practical Considerations of New NJ/NY Health Care Transaction Requirements

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Recently, the Health Law Observer highlighted both implemented and proposed changes in requirements applicable to certain health care transactions in New Jersey and New York, respectively. Given the impact in both...more

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Change of Ownership Regulatory Changes for PA Long-Term Care Facilities

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While the Pennsylvania Department of Health (“DOH”) regulations governing long-term care (“LTC”) facilities have historically set forth the process for the closure of an LTC facility (see 28 PA Code 201.23), the regulations...more

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New York Governor Proposes Regulatory Overhaul for Investor-Backed Healthcare Transactions

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The recently released New York State Executive Budget for 2024 includes proposed legislation that would significantly expand the state's regulatory authority over healthcare transactions. The bill introduces Article 45-A...more

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New York Judge Blocks COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Healthcare Facilities

On January 17, 2023, a New York trial court judge struck down the state’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, ruling that the New York State Department of Health (DOH) acted outside its authority and noting that “the...more

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New York Department of Health Updates Return-To-Work Protocols for Healthcare Personnel and Adopts CDC Recommendations

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The New York Department of Health (“Department”) has circulated a revised Advisory on return-to-work protocols for healthcare personnel after infection or exposure to COVID-19. Once published, the new protocols, dated...more

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