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
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
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
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
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
Following the close of one of the longest legislative sessions in recent Arizona history, Governor Doug Ducey had 10 days to act on a bevy of bills – whether to veto, to sign or to let them become law without his signature....more