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Pennsylvania Extends Reach of the FTC’s Noncompete Ban to Health Care Practitioners

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As anticipated, 2024 continues to bring increased scrutiny of restrictive covenants by employers. At both federal and state levels, noncompete agreements are being disfavored more than ever, with Pennsylvania being the latest...more

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AG Garland Announces Nationwide Healthcare Enforcement Action

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On June 27, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the results of a two-week nationwide law enforcement action by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 32 federal districts against 193 defendants for their participation...more

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NYS Maintains Independent Practice Authority for NPs

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The New York State 2024-2025 budget includes legislation that extends until July 1, 2026 the independent practice authority for certain qualified nurse practitioners with over 3,600 practice hours....more

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What Is the Role of the Health System in Addressing the Behavioral Health Epidemic?

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One in five U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2021. This represents 57.8 million people. However, only 47.2% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2021. The country is deep in a behavioral health...more

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Connecticut Legislation Changes Overtime Rules for Nurses and Abrogates Collective Bargaining Rights of Private-Sector Hospitals

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Provisions included in a must-pass budget bill will make significant changes for Connecticut hospitals. These changes, which were embedded in the nearly 900-page Public Act 23-204 signed into law on June 12, 2023, revise...more

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Anticipating AB 890’s Implementation: Now is a Good Time for Medical Staffs to Get Their Ducks in a Row

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Given California’s shortage of primary care providers, nurse practitioners (“NPs”) are increasingly being asked to fill gaps in provider coverage.  With that background, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 890 (“AB 890”)...more

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NY Medical Practice Settles False Claims Act Allegations Related to “Incident-To” Billing

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On August 3, North Country Neurology, P.C., a physician-owned medical practice located in Watertown, NY (the “Practice”), reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York to pay...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Expands Advanced Practice Providers’ Scope of Practice to Include Certain Forms of Abortion

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed legislation to expand the scope of practice of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), nurse-midwives, and physician assistants (PAs) to perform certain forms of abortion....more

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Use of Non-Physician Healthcare Practitioners Expanding in California

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I have been in healthcare legal practice since the mid-1990s. During a summer in law school, I worked for the California Legislative Counsel Bureau, which is the agency that serves as legal counsel to the California...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Filed S.C. Senate Bill Proposes to Eliminate “Supervising Physician” Requirements for CRNAs

Last week, Senator Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) introduced Bill S. 563 on behalf of the South Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists. S. 563 would remove all supervision language for certified registered nurse anesthetists...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Deciphering Florida’s New Laws on ARNP and PA Controlled Substance Prescribing

During the 2016 legislative session, Florida granted authority to both advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to prescribe controlled substances, subject to approval by their...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CMS Finalizes Sweeping Changes to Medicare Physician Payments

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Oct. 14, 2016, released the highly anticipated Final Rule implementing the Medicare physician payment reforms enacted as part of the Medicare Access and CHIP...more

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Ten Things to Know About the CMS Long-Term Care Requirements Final Rule

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Deadlines are looming to come into compliance with sweeping changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for long-term care facilities (LTC) participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS final...more

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MACRA: Top 10 FAQs

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Significant changes to the Medicare payment system are underway. The Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is set to take effect January 1, 2017. MACRA represents a deliberate departure by the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FTC Gives Mixed Review of South Carolina’s Nurse Supervision Proposal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) submitted written comments on November 2nd to South Carolina’s state legislature on the competitive impact of proposals to modify the supervision requirements for advanced...more

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MA Health Policy Updates – Moves to Strengthen HPC and Expand Telemedicine

In a recent Alert, the Mintz Levin Health Law Practice and ML Strategies provided a comprehensive look at recent developments in Massachusetts health policy. In addition to a detailed report on recent Health Policy Commission...more

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Recent Developments in Massachusetts Health Policy

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Building on the momentum of early October hearings on the state’s growing health care expenditures, the Health Policy Commission (HPC), the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Governor Charlie Baker, and others spent...more

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CMS Proposes New Stark Exception: Recruitment of Non-Physician Practitioners

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In July 2015, CMS released proposals to provide several new Stark Law exceptions and to clarify issues regarding existing exceptions. Over the next few days, I will post comments on what I consider the most significant new...more

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Also In The News - Health Headlines - July 2015 #3

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New Five-Star Rating System Released for Home Health Agencies – On July 16, 2015, CMS released a new five-star rating system for home health agencies, applying the new quality measure to over 9,000 agencies based on whether...more

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CMS Proposes Stark Law Amendments, Requests Comments on Whether Stark Law Is Barrier to Health Care Reform

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On July 8, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its regulations implementing and interpreting the Stark Law (the Proposed Rule). 80 Fed. Reg. 41,686,...more

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New CMS Proposed Rule Revises Long-Term Care Facility Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Program Participation

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On July 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would revise the requirements that long-term care (LTC) facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare...more

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Beneficiary Assignment Under the MSSP Final Rule

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This is the fourth post in Health Care Law Today’s series on the final rule. This post addresses how CMS assigns beneficiaries to an ACO participating in the MSSP. In the MSSP ACO Final Rule, CMS finalized new...more

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FTC Urges State to Ease Up on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published comments in response to a Missouri state legislative proposal to modify rules and regulations on collaborative practice arrangements between physicians and Advanced...more

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