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Ohio bill codifies changes to reporting requirements for hospitals related to defendant competency issues in criminal cases

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Senate Bill 2, signed by Ohio Governor DeWine on April 27, 2021, makes various changes to criminal law regarding competency issues of defendants in criminal cases. Several of the revisions impact hospitals, including the...more

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Best practices for resolving patient incapacity issues

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With an aging population that continues to mature, many hospitals are struggling to address a growing problem: how to timely treat and discharge patients who lack mental capacity to provide informed consent to medical care....more

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K&L Gates Triage: Opioid Epidemic: Recent HIPAA Guidance – What Does It Mean?

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In the second episode of our series on the national opioid crisis, Gina Bertolini discusses the overlay of recent guidance concerning privacy laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and...more

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Protecting Vulnerable Adults While Protecting Their Physicians – A Proposed Statutory Amendment

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The Arizona Supreme Court’s recent decision in Delgado v. Manor Care of Tucson AZ, LLC, subjects health care providers to liability for ordinary negligence under the Adult Protective Services Act. This decision therefore...more

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