On December 18, 2023, California’s Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approved the final regulations implementing the health care transaction reporting requirements of the Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”). The...more
The COVID-19 Global Pandemic compelled the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to revamp its approach to regulating telehealth services and temporarily embrace the modality as a practical treatment option. In...more
11/9/2021
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On May 20, 2021, the California Senate Appropriations Committee placed Senate Bill 642 (“SB 642”) on the “2-year” bill list, meaning that the proposed legislation will not move forward in the current legislative session....more
California Senate Bill 642 (“SB 642”) cleared the California Senate Health Committee on April 28, 2021. If enacted, SB 642 would, among other things, significantly impact management and governance rules applicable to...more
In welcome news for California health care facilities and providers, California SB-977, which would have required Attorney General approval for a broad range of transactions and other arrangements, did not pass in...more
As part of an increasing trend towards regulation of behavioral health, a pair of new laws have been adopted that will impact certain California behavioral health providers and laboratories, with two proposed companion laws...more
10/23/2019
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Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill (SB) 1152 into law on September 30, 2018. SB 1152 modifies Section 1262.5 of the Health & Safety Code which currently requires hospitals to have a written discharge planning policy and...more
The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently posted its first advisory opinion interpreting a gainsharing arrangement – that is, a financial relationship under which...more