In the waning days of Donald Trump’s administration, the federal government passed the “No Surprises Act,” which becomes effective January 1, 2022. Like many recent state laws, the legislation is aimed at protecting patients...more
Over the past several weeks, many states have shifted their focus from concerns around restricting business and activity due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases to resuming some limited and vital activities as COVID-19...more
This article was originally published March 26, 2020. New Information has been added for the states of Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,...more
This article was originally published March 26, 2020. New Information has been added for the states of Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New...more
This article was originally published March 26, 2020. New information has been added for the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota,...more
This article was originally published March 26, 2020. New information has been added for the states of Arizona, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New...more
Alaska has joined a growing number of states addressing the thorny issue of the size and density of religious gatherings during the COVID-19 health crisis. Like other states, Alaska has attempted to balance the constitutional...more
On Wednesday, April 22, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed Executive Order 2020-32, announcing that certain hospitals, dental offices and other healthcare facilities (each, a “Healthcare Facility”) will be able to resume...more
The Secretary of Health, in consultation with Governor Asa Hutchinson, will allow elective procedures to resume on April 27, 2020, subject to certain requirements. With very few exceptions, all elective procedures were halted...more
On April 17, 2020, Texas Governor, Gregg Abbot signed Executive Order GA-15 which extended, with some modifications, Executive Order GA-09 which prohibits certain non-emergency surgeries and procedures and is set to expire on...more
On March 23, 2020, the Maryland Secretary of Health issued an Order and Directive (the “Directive”) that addresses a number of different health care issues for the prevention and control of COVID-19. One area addressed is the...more
Following Governor Greg Abbott's issuance of Executive Order GA-09 (“Executive Order”), the Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) adopted rules on March 24, 2020 on an emergency basis to enforce the Executive Order’s prohibition...more
On March 23, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 109 — the state’s latest directive relating to COVID-19. ...more