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Proposed Changes to the Guidance on Recognized Standards for Medical Devices in Canada

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Changes affecting the approval of medical devices in Canada are coming. Health Canada has released a notice on Proposed Changes to the Guidance on Recognized Standards for Medical Devices along with a Draft List of Recognized...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan Update: The Draft 2025 SMFP Has Arrived

The lazy, hazy days of summer are definitely not lazy or hazy when it comes to health planning in North Carolina. At this point in the year, the draft State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) has been published, and the summer...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Statutory Update Part II

Below is Part II of our New Jersey Statutory update. As you can see from the below, several statutes were passed imposing requirements on health insurance payers, including new requirements for prior authorization request and...more

Burr & Forman

Proposed Revisions to Title II of the ADA Impacting Healthcare Facilities

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The Department of Justice recently published a notice of proposed rulemaking applicable to healthcare entities covered under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act that relates to accessibility to medical diagnostic...more

Gardner Law

What Manufacturers Need to Know About PFAS

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Manufacturers of all types of products have been using per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for decades. From a manufacturing perspective, PFAS have several benefits, including resistance to grease, oil, water, heat and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Life Sciences Report – January 2024

This issue features articles on the firm’s Business Advisory Practice supporting Nervosave Therapeutics’ U.S. expansion; the USPTO’s forthcoming guidance on AI innovation protection; option pool sizes for life sciences...more

Woods Rogers

Expedited Trademark Registration For COVID-19 Products and Services

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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and the need to quickly develop medical products and services to fight the virus, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is allowing the trademark examination process for...more

McDermott Will & Emery

August 13, 2020, Deadline for Healthcare Providers and Life Sciences Federal Contractors: Ban on Use of Certain Chinese...

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Effective August 13, 2020, an Interim Rule jointly issued by the Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that amends the Federal...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes Continuity Podcast: Entering the COVID-19 Marketplace: Proceed with Care

COVID-19 is transforming the way businesses create products and go-to-market, especially when launching health products during a pandemic, on an expedited timeline. How are they managing the regulatory requirements and public...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FDA Amends Imported Non-NIOSH Approved Respirator EUA

In a June 6 Letter of Authorization (LoA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reissued its March 28 LoA to revise emergency use authorization (EUA) eligibility criteria for imported, non-National Institute for...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Reverses Decision to Authorize Use of Chinese KN95 Respirators

Citing poor quality, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has barred the importation of certain KN95 filtering facepiece respirators manufactured in China. On May 7, 2020, FDA revised and reissued the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Head to Toe: Summary of FDA COVID-19 Guidance Relating to Gowns, Other Apparel, and Gloves

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Along with the US Food and Drug Administration’s guidance addressing shortages of masks and respirators, FDA has released guidance aimed at increasing the supply of other personal protective equipment important in the fight...more

Snell & Wilmer

FCC Approves $200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program

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At the same time as the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted final rules to establish a multi-year telehealth pilot program entitled the “Connected Care Pilot Program,” the commission released a Report and Order,...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Expands Face Mask Enforcement Policy to Allow Imports of KN95 Respirators

On April 2, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a revised temporary enforcement policy regarding the manufacture and distribution of face masks and filtering facepiece respirators during the COVID-19 public...more

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What You Need to Know: State and Federal Updates Related to COVID-19

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...On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip James Clyburn, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, and Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone held a press conference on a...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

COVID-19 Update: Data sharing requests and orders for hospitals

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Recently, health care providers – in particular hospitals – have been requested by the federal government to share data related to the treatment of COVID-19 (coronavirus) patients and have been ordered by the Ohio Department...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: Application of EU Medical Device Regulation to Be Postponed Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak

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In April 2017, the EU has revised the regulatory framework for medical devices and in vitro medical devices in the EU. The package, which includes regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (Medical Device Regulation or MDR)...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Advisory: Highlights of the OIG’s 2016 Work Plan

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On November 2, 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 (“2016 Work Plan”).1 The 2016 Work Plan outlines the areas of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Commission-Based Sales Agreements for Medical Supplies and Equipment: More Whistleblower Activity on the Horizon? - A Wide Range...

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The common industry practice of compensating independent contractor sales representatives on a "percentage of sales" commission basis may be creating an enhanced risk of False Claims Act liability for illegal kickbacks in...more

King & Spalding

Joint Commission Standards Updates for 2014

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For 2014, the Joint Commission approved standards changes for hospitals, critical access hospitals, and others concerning medication management and provision of diagnostic imaging services. The Joint Commission also revised...more

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