As we reflect on the flurry of activity in the health care data privacy and security space in 2023 and look ahead to what will continue to be a busy 2024, we are seeing the early stages of federal agency movement to align the...more
1/26/2024
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Mental Health ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCR ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Request For Information ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Transparency
Governor Newsom signed 890 bills and vetoed 156 bills in 2023. Every year, California passes multiple laws that impact health care practitioners and health facilities and, as further described below, 2023 is no exception....more
11/8/2023
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Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmacist ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
The COVID-19 pandemic has coincided with worsening mental health across the country, and California is no exception. Not surprisingly, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law multiple pieces of mental health treatment related...more
On February 1, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the Fiscal Year 2024 New York State Executive Budget (the Executive Budget). One component of the Executive Budget’s Health and Mental Hygiene Article VII...more
3/2/2023
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Acquisitions ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Investment ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Notification Requirements ,
State Health Departments ,
Unfair Competition
Governor Gavin Newsom signed 997 bills into law in 2022, including a substantial number relating to health care. In Part II of our legislative update, we summarize many of the laws relevant to health facilities, a number of...more
12/21/2022
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Governor Newsom ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Licensing Rules ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmacies ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Substance Abuse
Not surprisingly, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, California legislators proposed hundreds of health-related bills in 2021. For those who are unfamiliar with the intricacies of the Golden State’s legislative process,...more