In 2018, Congress enacted the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, referred to as the 2018 Farm Bill, legalizing the production and sale of hemp-derived cannabinoids at the federal level. Since doing so, the sale of food and...more
The State of New York Supreme Court/County of Albany (“Court”) addressed in a May 6th Order whether the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) has the authority to issue Watershed Rules and Regulations (“Rules”) to...more
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
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
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
Effective January 1, 2024, North Carolina law will require any bar that prepares or serves food requiring temperature and time control (TCS foods) to obtain a Food Service Establishment (FSE) permit from the county health...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 May 3, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Public Health Law that will require certain healthcare entities to provide the State Department of Health (DOH) with written notice...more
Following extended New York State budget negotiations, lawmakers have enacted a significantly modified version of Governor Hochul’s proposed health care transaction review bill. The bill, as originally proposed, included a...more
TikTok Ban - The Senate State and Local Government Committee this week passed S 83, a bill that would prohibit use of “high risk platforms” (including websites and applications) on public devices and networks. It lists...more
CITY HALL- Indoor Mask Mandate Ends in Philadelphia Yesterday, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced that the indoor mask mandate ended. Two weeks ago, the city established benchmarks that would determine...more
On January 25, 2022, the New York Appellate Division, Second Department granted a stay of a Nassau County trial court’s injunction of the enforcement of the state’s mask mandate, which went into effect on December 13, 2021....more
During a special session to consider what Governor Ron DeSantis called his “Keep Florida Free” agenda, the Florida Legislature passed several vaccine measures, some of which conflict with recently implemented federal rules,...more
COVID-19 Key Resource List (Virginia): Commonwealth of Virginia Official COVID-19 Website - This website is a comprehensive resource that provides information pertaining to official actions, guidance, updates, and...more
Virginia Resources Updated: August 26, 2021 - North Carolina Resources Updated: September 29, 2021 - COVID-19 Key Resource List (Virginia): Commonwealth of Virginia Official COVID-19 Website - This website is a...more
On June 23, 2021, Senate Bill 22 went into effect in Ohio, and as schools resume instruction across the state, staff and families alike have been wrangling with its impact on quarantining and isolation procedures. Health...more
Virginia Resources Updated: August 26, 2021. North Carolina Resources Updated: August 20, 2021. COVID-19 Key Resource List (Virginia): Commonwealth of Virginia Official COVID-19 Website - This website is a...more
Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the entire state of California is going to relax many of the COVID-19 restrictions starting on June 15, 2021. There has been a great deal of uncertainty about what that actually means...more
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
On May 20th, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will consider changes to COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”). The proposed changes would still require employers to have an established written COVID-19 Prevention...more
The Indiana General Assembly was busy this session reinforcing and expanding immunity protections for health care providers for actions (and inactions) arising out of COVID-19 and the public health emergency orders imposed by...more
As the state of California approaches one year of being under various shelter-in-place orders, the Labor & Workforce Development Agency and the Department of Industrial Relations have consolidated resources for employers into...more
Virginia Resources Updated: December 11, 2020 North Carolina Resources Updated: January 28, 2021 Commonwealth of Virginia Official COVID-19 Website - This website is a comprehensive resource that provides...more
On December 29, 2020, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that the Southern California region would remain under a regional stay-at-home order indefinitely until ICU capacity goes above...more