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Idaho's New Parental Consent Law: FAQs

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Idaho’s new parental consent law took effect July 1, 2024. Under the new law: “[A]n individual shall not furnish a health care service or solicit to furnish a health care service to a minor child without obtaining the...more

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Colorado Natural Medicine Program Draft Rules Released And Public Hearing Scheduled

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On April 18, 2024, the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) presented additional draft rules for Colorado’s regulated natural medicine market to the Natural Medicine Advisory Board, focused on facilitator conduct and...more

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While You Were Sleeping: HHS Releases New Guidance on Sensitive Examinations

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"Informed consent" has been described as "a bedrock principle of healthcare in a free society," and if a "patient is denied the ability to exercise or even consider informed consent, the patient's personal liberty suffers."1...more

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CMS Issues New Guidance Regarding Hospital Requirements for Informed Consent from Patients Undergoing Sensitive Examinations

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On April 1, 2024, CMS released new guidance to reiterate and clarify hospital requirements for informed consent from patients with respect to medical professionals performing sensitive examinations, especially for patients...more

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FDA Issues Final Rule Permitting IRB Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Certain Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule, Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations, which allows an exception from the requirement to...more

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Telehealth Providers: HHS Issues HIPAA Best Practices

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Recognizing the evolving landscape of care delivery and growth of telehealth, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a resource guide aimed at assisting telehealth providers in explaining the privacy...more

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FDA (Finally!) Issues Proposed Rule to Amend FDA Regulations on the Protection of Human Subjects and Institutional Review Boards

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a proposed rule that would extensively modify and modernize its current regulations governing the protection of human subjects and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).1 If...more

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[Virtual Event] 2021 Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Seattle - July 23rd, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm PDT

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

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CDC Expands Guidance On Informed Consent To Support Workplace SARS-CoV-2 Testing

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As employers continue to grapple with a safe return to the workplace, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance for businesses and employers on SARS-CoV-2 testing of employees, as part of a...more

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New Patient Rights Rules for Idaho Hospitals

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has implemented new patient rights rules for hospitals effective July 1, 2019. (See IDAPA 16.03.14.220 to .350). The rules were advanced by patient advocacy groups and, to a large...more

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Consent for Treatment of Minors in Idaho

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In Idaho, persons under the age of 18 ("minors") may consent to their own healthcare in only limited circumstances. Treatment of a minor without proper consent may expose the practitioner to tort liability for lack of...more

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Six Key Changes to the Common Rule

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On January 19, 2017, sixteen federal agencies, including the Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor, published the first revision to the federal regulations governing the protection of human subjects participating...more

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule That Would Revise the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects

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Proposals are Intended to Enhance Protections for Higher Risk Clinical Research and Privacy Safeguards, including Uses of Biospecimens and Identifiable Private Information - On September 8, 2015, the Department of Health...more

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HHS Releases Highly Anticipated Proposal to Modernize U.S. Human Subjects Research Protections

In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) released September 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and 15 other federal departments and...more

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Health Update - March 2015

Supporting Informed Decision Making in the Health Insurance Marketplace: A Progress Report - Editor’s note: As Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation moves forward and the marketplace continues to evolve, there is a...more

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