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Rely on Practical Guidance – Healthcare’s State Law Comparison Tool (SLCT) to access state statutes and regulations that govern home health agency licensing. Compare requirements across all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Quickly...

SCOTUS Sets Date for Abortion Pill Case The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that could limit access to the abortion drug mifepristone on March 26. The FDA initially approved the drug for terminating pregnancies through seven weeks...

Evaluate the thoroughness and effectiveness of your healthcare organization clients’ compliance programs. Scale this checklist—which aligns with guidance provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General—for...

Access the State Law Comparison Tool from Lexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare, Nurse Licensing (Professional and Practical) Topic, to identify and compare the licensing requirements for both professional (or registered) nurses (RNs) and practical...

CA Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Insurers to Cover PrEP California’s Legislature passed a bill ( SB 339 ) that would require health insurance companies to cover the cost of pharmacist-filled orders of PrEP medications, which prevent the transmission...

FL Senate Passes Health Care Workforce Bills Florida’s Senate passed legislation ( SB 7016 and SB 7018 ) that would allocate $800 million for bolstering the state’s health care workforce, including by providing tuition assistance for medical...

Expand your healthcare organization’s compliance program library with this template from Lexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare. Define your hospital or health system’s eligibility criteria and application process for patient financial...

Health Care Workforce and Mental Health Services Bills Advance in FL Florida Senate committees advanced a pair of bills ( SB 7016 and SB 7018 ) aimed at bolstering the state’s health care workforce and expanding access to mental health services...

Review regulatory considerations as part of your due diligence before engaging in the acquisition of a physician or healthcare practice. Learn how federal and state laws impact purchasers, including practice management companies, hospitals, and physicians...

By Robin McManigal | Practice Area Expert The landmark Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) ( Pub.L.No. 104-191 ) signed into law by President Clinton on August 21, 1996, was a comprehensive piece of legislation that sought...

Take advantage of this template from LexisNexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare to notify patients or plan participants of the possible improper disclosure of their protected health information (PHI). Stay compliant with the Health Insurance Portability...

Just last month, Illinois became one of the latest states to enact a law requiring parties involved in healthcare mergers to observe a waiting period before closing their transactions. The bill, HB 2222 , received very little attention when it was signed...

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act , which among other things required state Medicaid programs to keep people continuously enrolled through the end of the public health emergency. ...

After years of debate, medical marijuana is now fully legal in 37 states . The new frontier is psychedelics. Some researchers believe that psychedelic drugs like MDMA and psilocybin (the hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms) may be used to treat a...

Provide clinical trial subjects with enough information to allow for an informed decision about the subject's participation in the clinical trial. Use this template to facilitate the potential subject's understanding of the study, provide an opportunity...

Review this practice note from Lexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare to identify and understand issues related to an employer's provision of health benefits to an employee's domestic partner, where the employee and the employee’s domestic...

NY Ends Reporting of Medical Debt New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill ( SB 4907 ) prohibiting hospitals and health care providers from reporting medical debt to credit agencies, and barring credit agencies from collecting information about...

Get up to speed on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a law that was enacted in 1986 but has continued relevance today for hospitals that participate in Medicare. Advise your healthcare clients on EMTALA’s reach. Review how EMTALA governs...

FL Senate President Outlines Health Care Priorities for 2024 Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo (R) unveiled her health care agenda for next year. It includes addressing workforce shortages, establishing new teaching hospitals for behavioral...

Take advantage of this new policy and procedure template from Lexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare, which addresses a healthcare organization's policy management. Establish your organization’s process for managing the policy document...

Consult this practice note from current and former attorneys at McGuireWoods LLP to get up to speed on leases for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), which present unique issues that must be identified and negotiated by the attorneys representing landlords...

Bills to Overhaul Long-Term Care and Control Prescription Drug Costs on Move in MA The Massachusetts House unanimously passed a bill ( HB 4178 ) that would overhaul the long-term care industry, while the Senate unanimously approved a measure ( SB 2492...

Understand and apply the safe harbors to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits an individual from knowingly and willfully soliciting, paying, offering to pay, or receiving any remuneration, whether in cash or in kind, directly or indirectly...

MI Lawmakers Pass Bill to Repeal Pharma Immunity Shield The Michigan Legislature passed a bill ( SB 410 ) that would repeal a law passed in 1995 preventing lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies. Bloomberg Law reported that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...

Adopt these board resolution templates when appointing a Privacy or Security Officer responsible for compliance with the Privacy Rule or Security Rule, respectively, under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Comply with HIPAA...