In a Dear Administrator Letter (DAL) issued by the New York State Department of Health (DOH), Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSA) were notified of "updated" and "streamlined" policies and procedures for the...more
On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to regulate cybersecurity for New York general hospitals regulated under Article 28 of the Public Health Law. As proposed, the regulations will provide an additional...more
All North Carolina nursing homes, combination homes, adult care homes and family care homes (LTC Facilities) must now include with their admission material the emergency visitation policy (EVP) that will be in effect when...more
Many California health care providers, including hospitals and physician groups, will soon be required to sign on to California’s first-ever statewide data sharing agreement governing the exchange of health and social...more
In June 2016, California became the fifth state to enact an aid-in-dying law. California’s End of Life Option Act (the “Act”) authorizes an adult who is suffering from a terminal disease and meets other qualifications to...more