We’ve previously highlighted psilocybin as an alternative treatment for various neuropsychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, along with legislative efforts at the state and federal levels to legalize...more
The South Carolina Legislature will move quickly to reform and consolidate health-related agencies in 2025. During the last legislative session, a plan to consolidate six health-related agencies, Mental Health, Disability and...more
In a landmark move, New Jersey’s Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee convened on June 6 to deliberate on the Psilocybin Behavioral Health Access and Services Act, a groundbreaking bill with the...more
It is that time of year for our regulatory update. Parts I and II will discuss proposed and adopted rules from the second half of last year to the first quarter of this year that impact healthcare providers in New Jersey,...more
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey ordered the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) to conduct a review of access to maternal health services in the Commonwealth and...more
Mayor Adams and Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser released the “New York City Artificial Intelligence Action Plan.” The plan will develop a framework for city agencies to evaluate AI tools and risks and support the...more
On February 1, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the Fiscal Year 2024 New York State Executive Budget (the Executive Budget). One component of the Executive Budget’s Health and Mental Hygiene Article VII...more
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 1630 (P. L. Act 98 of 2022) into law on Oct. 28, 2022, which, among other things, made permanent the relaxation of regulatory requirements regarding telehealth behavioral...more
On August 3, 2022, the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) published an MRT Listserv notice announcing the launch of the Health Care & Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus (HWB) Program and Submission Portal. The Health...more
On July 7, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bills 1561 and 1563 into law, as Act 32 of 2022 and Act 33 of 2022, respectively. Act 32 of 2022 amended the confidentiality provisions of the state Mental Health...more
Oregon voters approved two groundbreaking measures in the 2020 election season to become the first state in the nation to decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of certain controlled substances (Measure 110) and...more
Lawmaking in the COVID Era - The legislature adjourned Friday June 26 at 8:41 p.m. Sort of. After holding what was nearly the longest and certainly the strangest session in history – half of it remotely – the legislature has...more