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Diving into the Washington My Health My Data Act - Part Four: Geofencing Requirements

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This is Part Four in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDA”) where Quarles continues its deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of WMHMDA that are creating tidal waves in the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The PREP Act and Vaccines Immunize, But Equally Well?

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The executive and judicial branches do not see eye-to-eye on the scope of PREP Act immunity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the current administration, has taken umbrage at how lower courts have...more

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HHS Takes Major Step to Expand COVID-19-Related Cross-Border Telehealth Access and Immunity

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On December 3, 2020, the federal government took a significant step to reduce barriers to healthcare practitioners’ ability to provide COVID-19-related telehealth services across state lines by amending its previous...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Waiver of State Licensure Requirements for the Delivery of COVID-19 Countermeasures via Telehealth

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In a fourth amendment to the March 17, 2020, Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has expanded access to COVID-19 Covered Countermeasures through...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

How an Uncommonly Silly Law Led to a Host of Very Consequential Supreme Court Decisions

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In 1879, Connecticut passed a law barring the use of “any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception”; the penalty was“not less than fifty dollars” or between 60 days and one year in...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

North Carolina Law Requires Nurses to Comply with Police Demand for Blood Draw

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The drawing of blood by healthcare providers for law enforcement purposes has been big news lately. In June, the North Carolina Supreme Court held in a case of first impression that North Carolina’s implied consent statute...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Telehealth Top 10 for 2015

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Telehealth continues to be an innovative alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar medicine. The number of providers offering telehealth services is rapidly increasing and states are enacting laws requiring health plans to...more

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Telemedicine Prescribers Should Read This Case: U.S. vs. Zadeh

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Health care providers who use telemedicine for remote prescribing of controlled substances should pay close attention to an important case currently pending at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case will decide whether...more

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