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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

This week, announcements from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Withings further bolster the case for the private sector bolstering public health in this pandemic…and future ones to come beyond the Age of the Coronavirus. On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative.

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HHS Recommends Re-Classification of Marijuana as a Schedule III Controlled Substance – A Bellwether for the Future of Cannabis-ness

Health Law Advisor

The HHS recommendation is predicated, via the FDA, on a scientific and medical evaluation of marijuana, using a statutorily required eight-factor analysis. This effectively allows the DEA to adopt a different outcome than the FDA. The agencies rarely disagree on final scheduling placement. heroin, LSD, and ecstasy).

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ALERT! Your COVID-19 policies and procedures need a BOOSTER!

Health Law RX

The EEOC notes that employers will meet the “business necessity” standard when such testing is consistent with current guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and/or state/local public health authorities.

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The Wait is Over. Or Is It? DEA’s Proposed Rules Around Telemedicine Prescribing: Initial Impressions and Key Takeaways

Health Law Advisor

Background on the Ryan Haight Act The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (the “Ryan Haight Act”) made certain amendments to the CSA which established controls on the remote prescribing of controlled substances. 18 U.S.C. § Are the proposed record-keeping obligations reasonable and/or sufficient? 1301.28.

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Losing Control of Controlled Substances? The Case of Telehealth Prescriptions 

Bill of Health

With the Secretary of Health and Human Services declaring a public health emergency due to COVID-19 on 1/31/2020 , practitioners were permitted by state law to “dispense controlled substances not only in their home states but also in states with which their home states have reciprocity.”

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States and Feds Signal Big Changes to Telehealth Prescribing

Health Law Advisor

In the era of abortion regulation and the wind-down of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”), new legislation in states such as Utah may be a sign of what is to come for online and telehealth prescribing. The bill currently awaits Governor Spencer Cox’s signature and would take effect sixty (60) days after its signing. [1]

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Connecticut Follows in the Footsteps of Other Jurisdictions Requiring Registration of Pharmaceutical Representatives

Healthcare Law Blog

As with Oregon’s requirements, licensees in Chicago must also complete an educational course for both the initial license as well as any subsequent renewals, which are subject to audit by the Chicago Department of Public Health. xii] SafeRx Amendment Act of 2008. ix] Nevada. xi] Washington D.C. 2017 Nevada Laws Ch.