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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to propose a new rule requiring employers to protect employees exposed to high temperatures at work. This federal government regulation is the first of its kind to...more
On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization declared an end to the global health emergency caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, known as COVID-19. While the emergency has, in many ways, waned, the virus and the need for COVID-19...more
Digital health services have exploded since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and behavioral health services have seen large increases in utilization. Prior to the pandemic, telehealth visits for mental health or substance...more
By January 31, 2023, general acute care hospitals, clinical labs and certain physician organizations and medical groups in California are required to enter into the Single Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) to participate in the...more
On August 11, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated COVID-19 guidance “to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to...more
On August 4, 2022, the Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency (PHE), a step that will allow the federal government to work with more agility to combat the spreading outbreak, including via expedited...more
As many mask mandates are lifted, the federal government extended its travel mask mandate by one month, and a new study illustrates the value in judicious mask use. Florida’s New Pediatric Vaccine Guidance...more
Continuing the theme of increased transparency of ownership of nursing homes included in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the White House issued a Fact Sheet titled “Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving...more
As institutions of higher education (“IHEs”) approach their summer and fall terms, the question on every administrator’s mind is: Can our institution legally implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for students and/or...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more
Since vaccines have become readily available, employers have been grappling with whether they should mandate vaccines for employees. Most companies have chosen to “strongly encourage” employees instead of mandating, and many...more
On May 14, 2021, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa ("USAO") announced a civil settlement involving a nursing home's allegedly deficient procedures and practices relating to COVID-19 during the early...more
Learning Objectives: - Discuss OIG work planning process, work plan items, and other government reports - Provider insights into COVID-19 audits, reviews, and monitoring... During this program, we will provide an...more
The pace of impact through digital health in 2021 is off to a rapid start—be it the number of transactions, the numerous legislative proposals and actions, or the focused attention of enforcement bodies. Given the accelerated...more
Although vaccine rollout began slowly in the United States, millions of people are now being vaccinated against COVID-19 per day. As individuals receive the vaccine, states have been collecting personal health data in...more
California Attorney General (AG) Xavier Becerra recently announced that he has created the Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section, which will fall under the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Division of Public Rights....more
On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed revisions to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that would significantly impact the day-to-day operations of HIPAA covered entities. In this...more
In an otherwise troubling week, there are some positive developments in the COVID-19 response, including progress in the development of a new vaccine. The Pandemic Is Far from Over: 4000 Lives Gone in One Day - ...more
In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, California on Aug. 31 released the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on business, health and recreational activities at...more
Because they are made up of human beings, they are imperfect organizations. But for decades, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have won global...more
On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, which aims to protect workers from COVID-19 by 1) imposing new “health and safety protocols” on employers, 2) establishing mechanisms for enforcing...more
On Wednesday, September 2, 2020, Governor Janet Mills issued a proclamation extending Maine’s state of civil emergency through October 1, 2020. This is the sixth proclamation renewing the state of civil emergency, and keeps...more
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic visited on America in the past several months has quickly reinvigorated the foundational and important debate concerning where, in a free society, individual autonomy ends (or should end) and...more
On August 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States.” The far-reaching EO seeks to ensure the domestic...more
The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced that the city will enter Phase One of the State Reopening Plan on June 8. Work on all job sites will continue subject to permits issued by the DOB or otherwise...more