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Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Back to School – Estate Planning for College Students

As college students prepare to move into campus housing and attend orientation, estate planning is likely the last thing on their mind. However, when a person turns 18, health care decisions and managing financial matters no...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New Year, New Contracts: ACGME Institutional Requirements for Graduate Medical Education

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Summertime, for many, marks the beginning of longer days and more sunshine. As an academic medical institution, it also marks the end of one academic year and the commencement of another, and with a new academic year comes...more

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Title IX Protections for Pregnancy after Overturning of Roe v. Wade

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The Biden Administration has recently taken steps through agency guidance, rulemaking and decision-making to highlight protections for students and employees with pregnancy-related conditions, including abortion, under the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Counseling During Campus Closure: Telehealth And Licensure

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Many students rely on campus counseling centers for the provision of therapy. In the wake of campus closures, colleges and universities are asking whether their counselors may provide telehealth (also known as teletherapy) to...more

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Lawmakers order schools to give teens more time for California dreaming

If millions of young folks in the nation’s largest state seem even sunnier than before, that may be because they are getting a wee bit more needed shut eye: California has become the first state in the nation to order public...more

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Marijuana, Medication, and Minors, Oh My! New Medication Laws For Schools

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You would be forgiven if you can’t keep up with the many changes in the Illinois laws governing education at back-to-school time this year. As if Illinois special educators and administrators don’t have enough to do already,...more

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Health Care, Financial, and Educational Records Protections for Your College Student

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August is approaching and some of you may be preparing to send children off to college or back to college. If your child is age 18 or older, you can take some simple steps to improve your access to your child’s medical...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

Increasing Health Awareness through Hip Hop Music

In recent years, increased transparency into the nutritional value of our food has enabled consumers to make more informed decisions on their own eating habits, knowing that their choices directly correlate with their overall...more

Franczek P.C.

Ashley’s Law Allows Medical Cannabis in Illinois Schools

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Starting on August 1st, students with medical marijuana cards may be administered cannabis products at school. Known as Ashley’s Law, the School Code now allows students to be given medical cannabis infused products at...more

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SC Public Policy Update - January 2017 #2

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What's New - SENATE - The Senate spent the week working at the committee level in an effort to move bills to the floor for debate. Members will return to meeting in regular session on Tuesday, January 24th. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Student Medical Records

On September 14, 2016, the Department of Education (DOE) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” to provide guidance on the application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to the disclosure of student medical...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Extra-long twin sheets, emergency credit card, and… Advance Directive and Power of Attorney (!?)

As you pack up extra-long twin sheets and the emergency credit card for your college-bound child, don’t forget to pack her legal documents. Though your high school graduate doesn’t seem too independent while you are still...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Research Doesn’t Pay—At Least Not in Graduate Medical Education

Indirect graduate medical costs, or IGME, are what Medicare allows teaching hospitals in increased Medicare rates. IGME represents the indirect costs to a teaching hospital of hosting residents and interns—costs above and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Final Affordable Care Act Regulations on the Exemption of Contraceptives Coverage by Religious Employers and Student Health...

The final regulations retain the definition of a religious employer, modify the accommodations provided for eligible organizations that object to contraception coverage on religious grounds, and describe how contraceptives...more

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Feds Warn Medical, Dental, and Nursing Schools about Unlawful Discrimination against Students and Applicants with Hepatitis B

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Three federal agencies recently publicized a joint agency letter that was sent to schools of medicine, dentistry, and nursing and other health-related schools about what the agencies perceive as potential discrimination...more

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