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New California Law Imposes Significant Data Management Requirements for Sensitive Health Data

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On January 1, California's Assembly Bill No. 352 (AB 352) went into effect, introducing significant changes to the handling and sharing of sensitive health information — particularly information related to reproductive health...more

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California’s New Reproductive Privacy Laws AB 352 and AB 254 Create Complexities For Health Information Sharing

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In the wake of the Supreme Court of the United States’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the adoption of laws outside California that criminalize most abortions as well as gender affirming care,...more

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Connecticut’s New Law on Consumer Health Data Is Now in Effect—Here’s What You Should Know

Connecticut is the latest state to establish wide-ranging privacy protections for consumer health data and the first to weave such protections into a preexisting comprehensive consumer privacy law. The new law, S.B. 3, amends...more

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Florida Bans Offshoring of Certain Patient Information

The Florida Legislature recently amended the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act (the “Act”) to prohibit certain health care providers utilizing certified electronic health record technologies from storing...more

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New Florida Law Will Ban Offshoring of Certain Patient Data

Effective July 1, 2023, a new Florida law will limit certain health care providers from storing patient information offshore. CS/CS/SB 264 (Chapter 2023-33, Laws of Florida), amends the Florida Electronic Health Records...more

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[Webinar] The Path Forward After the Interoperability and Information Blocking Rules: Successes, Challenges and the Road Ahead -...

It has been two years since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office for the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONC) Final Rules on Interoperability and Information Blocking took...more

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HIPAA-Covered Entities: It’s Time to Cover Yourself - Are you prepared for Colorado’s new data breach law to take effect?

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On May 29, 2018, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed changes to Colorado law that significantly increase potential data breach burdens and financial penalties on entities operating in Colorado.1 Beginning September 1,...more

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Connecticut Legislature Revises DSS Provider Audit Processes

On June 1, 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 18-76 “An Act Concerning Audits of Medical Assistance Providers” (PA 18-76), which makes several changes to the Medicaid provider audit...more

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Public Act 17-241 — An Act Concerning Fairness in Pharmacy and Pharmacy Benefits Manager Contracts

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy recently signed into law Public Act 17-241 (PA 17-241), which contains provisions concerning facility fees, the sending and receiving of electronic health records between hospitals and...more

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“Lone Star” Joins the Rest of Nation as Texas Passes New Telemedicine Law

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On May 12, 2017, the Texas State Legislature passed SB 1107, a law expanding the use of telemedicine in the Lone Star State. The bill is now on its way to Governor Abbot’s desk where he is expected to sign it into law....more

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South Carolina Enacts New Telemedicine Law: What You Should Know

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South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley signed the South Carolina Telemedicine Act (S.B. 1035) into law, on June 3, 2016, establishing new telemedicine practice standards in the Palmetto State. Prior to the Act, the controlling...more

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Virginia Telehealth Law: What You Need to Know

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Virginia has made strides to expand the telehealth offerings available to its residents and the Old Dominion took another step forward advancing telemedicine when it enacted a bill amending Virginia Code § 38.2-3418.16 to...more

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West Virginia's New Telemedicine Practice Standards & Remote Prescribing Laws

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West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) signed into law, on March 24, 2016, a new bill (House Bill No. 4463) implementing a variety of telemedicine practice standards and remote prescribing rules in the Mountain State....more

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Key Takeaways From Indiana's New Telemedicine Law

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) signed into law, on March 21, 2016, a new bill (House Act No. 1263) implementing a variety of telemedicine practice standards and remote prescribing rules in the Hoosier State. Effective July 1,...more

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Six Ways to Take Advantage of New Hampshire’s New Telemedicine Law

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A physician in New Hampshire can now establish a valid doctor-patient relationship without needing a prior in-person exam. This is among several recent changes in New Hampshire’s telemedicine laws that offer new opportunities...more

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The WSGR Data Advisor - September 2015

In this issue of The WSGR Data Advisor, we examine the FCC’s recent TCPA declaratory ruling and order addressing issues regarding calling and texting consumers, and discuss the new privacy, data security, and transparency...more

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Governor’s Council recommending mandatory use of SCRIPTS program

Prescription drug abuse is epidemic across the nation, and South Carolina has not been immune. According to a 2013 report from the State’s Inspector General, South Carolina ranked 23rd per in per capita opioid painkiller...more

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