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New DEA Rule Extends Controlled Substance Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities One More Year

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) just released a new regulation temporarily extending the COVID-era flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine. This third extension continues the “full set”...more

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DEA Appears Likely to Extend Ryan Haight Waiver with New Rule

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On October 10, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (the DEA) submitted a new rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget titled, “Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for...more

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Medicare Telehealth and Substance Use Disorder Treatment FAQs: New CMS Reimbursement Requirements

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In the 12-month period starting in April 2021, over 100,000 people have died from drug overdoses, a 28.5% increase from the same period the year before. While the opioid crisis has been a declared public health emergency...more

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Cal/OSHA Approves 2nd Readoption of ETS and Governor Issues Order Potentially Further Extending COVID Restrictions

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On December 16, 2021, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (the “Standards Board”) adopted its second set of proposed revisions to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19...more

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Medicare Telehealth Mental Health FAQs: CMS and the New In-Person Exam Requirement

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized its rule on in-person exam requirements for Medicare coverage of telehealth-based mental health services when the patient is located at home. The Frequently...more

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Breaking News: OSHA Announces It Is Suspending Vaccination ETS Pending Court Challenges

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On Tuesday, November 16, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it is suspending all implementation and enforcement efforts related to the emergency temporary standard (ETS) on mandatory...more

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OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Thank you to Jonathan Schaefer for his contributions to this post. Jon focuses his practice on environmental compliance counseling, occupational health and safety, permitting, site remediation, and litigation related to...more

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Fifth Circuit Temporarily Halts Enforcement of the OSHA ETS Amidst a Flurry of Litigation

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On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its vaccinate-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), requiring employers with 100 or more employees to implement COVID-19...more

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Not So Fast, OSHA: The Fifth Circuit Issues a Stay of the Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Mandatory Vaccines or Testing for...

On November 4, 2021, Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) issued its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (the “ETS” or the “Mandate”) requiring U.S. employers with 100 or more employees to...more

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Got 100+ Employees? “Vax or Test” the Law of the Land Come January 4

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On Thursday, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued its long-awaited emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate vaccinations or weekly testing...more

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It’s Finally Here: OSHA Reveals COVID-19 Vaccine Rule for Private Sector

The OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard is hot off the presses — now what? Undoubtedly, there will be lots and lots of discussion and legal challenges over the next several days. Although this is not an in-depth analysis, here...more

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Mandatory Employee Vaccines – Coming to A State Near You? (UPDATED)

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While available vaccines have proven highly effective in controlling COVID-19 and its variants to date, the virus continues to spread, particularly among unvaccinated populations. In the face of flagging interest, officials...more

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing

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Yesterday, November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the emergency temporary standard regarding COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (the “ETS”) previously unveiled in President Biden’s...more

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Regarding Vaccine Requirements & COVID-19 Safety Protocols

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After weeks of waiting, we finally have the new emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, pertaining to workforce vaccination requirements and other COVID-19- related safety...more

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Biden Administration Unveils Long-Awaited COVID-19 Rules For Large Employers and Healthcare Workers

The wait is over for employers seeking clarity on the details of the Biden Administration’s vaccine and testing rules for private employers, first announced by President Biden in early September and now slated to take effect...more

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OSHA and CMS Publish Rules on Covid-19 Vaccination Mandates

The Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published highly anticipated rules requiring covered employers to implement Covid-19 vaccination mandates for their...more

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OSHA Releases Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring Mandatory Vaccination or Weekly Testing for Employers with 100 or More...

On November 4, 2021, OSHA released an “unpublished” version of its new Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) mandating that employers with 100 or more employees require all employees get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be...more

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Federal OSHA Issues Long-Awaited “Vaccine or Test” Emergency Regulations

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Eight weeks after President Joseph R. Biden’s announcement, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all employers with at least 100 employees...more

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OSHA Releases the Anticipated Vaccinate-or-Test Emergency Temporary Standard

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released its much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), requiring “large” employers to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates or otherwise subject...more

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A Comprehensive Breakdown of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rule

The Federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has released its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) pertaining to workplace COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for employers with 100 or...more

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Navigating OSHA's New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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The highly anticipated OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) COVD-19 rule for private-sector workers was announced this week. This ETS impacts approximately 84 million workers nationwide. ...more

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Some States Push Back on Governmental and Private Employer Vaccine Mandates

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As the world closes in on the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the face of stagnating rates of vaccination, governments and employers anxious to return to “normal” have been increasingly...more

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OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard: It’s Out!

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that concerns vaccine mandates and large private employers early Thursday, November 4th....more

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OSHA Releases Highly Anticipated Standard on Required Vaccination or Weekly Testing for Large Employers

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released its long-awaited emergency temporary standard requiring vaccination or weekly testing of workers for private employers with 100 or more employees (ETS)....more

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Private Employer Vaccine or Testing Requirement Released by OSHA

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Yesterday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its new emergency temporary standard (ETS) which generally mandates that private employers of 100 or more employees require employees either to...more

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