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Emergency preparedness for FQHCs and RHCs, post-pandemic

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a news release on behalf of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, announcing the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The duration of the...more

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As the U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends, Employers Ask Now What?

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The U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency will end on May 11, 2023, one week after the World Health Organization determined that COVID-19 is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern....more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: What the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Means for Employers - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we turn our focus to the conclusion of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. What does the end of the COVID-19 PHE mean for employers? Epstein Becker Green attorneys Brianna Richardson and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

COVID-19 National Emergency Ends Sooner than Anticipated, Creating Risks for Mortgage Servicers

Three years after it began, the presidentially declared COVID-19 national emergency is officially over. On April 10, 2023, President Biden signed H. J. Res. 7, officially ending the COVID-19 national emergency a month earlier...more

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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – Compliance Considerations as We Prepare for the End of the PHE

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On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced plans to end the Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. The PHE was enacted on January 27, 2020, to provide flexibility to healthcare providers and payors...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Is Ending. Is It Time for Employers to Update Their Protocols?

Over the past three years, employers have grappled with how best to respond to various workplace issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the protocols employers put in place relied heavily upon guidance issued by the...more

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Covid-19 and the Public Health Emergency

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On October 13, 2022, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) officially extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for another three months, now valid through January 11, 2023. Additionally, HHS has...more

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2022 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Health Law Policy Heading Into 2022 At The ABA Health Law Summit

The ABA Washington Health Law Summit is the premier legal conference focusing on health law policy and, as a result, offers insight into current and future major policy issues. But, as always at this conference, there are...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Telemedicine Will Remain Even as the COVID-19 Crisis Recedes; But the Policies That Enabled Great Advances in Telemedicine Should...

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Three times as many consumers say they plan on continuing to use telehealth services, and more than half of providers view it more favorably now than before. As telemedicine companies stepped up during the COVID-19...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CNIL Issues Provisional Recommendations for Remote Quality Control of Clinical Trials During the Health Crisis

Given the challenges of conducting clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries — including France — have allowed for some use of remote quality controls. In response to guidelines issued recently by European...more

Clark Hill PLC

A New Kind of Covid Immunity: Here’s What You Need To Know About Arizona’s New Law Protecting Businesses From Covid Lawsuits

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Over the past year, the big story has been the search for vaccines to protect people from Covid-19. You can’t vaccinate a business, but Arizona businesses are now protected from liability related to Covid-19. ...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Balancing Hospital Visitations and Religious Freedoms During a Pandemic

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On October 20, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) settled two religious discrimination complaints involving access to clergy during the Public Health Emergency. Both complaints arose from a hospital’s failure to permit...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FDA Issues Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products During COVID-19 Pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter ways of life across the globe, clinical trials must be adapted for participant safety while maintaining accuracy in the midst of the ongoing crisis. In September 2020, the U.S. Food...more

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Kansas Act Purports to Provide Immunity from COVID-19 Related Claims

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On June 4, 2020, the Kansas Legislature passed the COVID-19 Response and Reopening for Business Liability Protection Act. It now goes to Governor Laura Kelly for signature....more

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