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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Hack Exposed Sensitive Data

HIPAA Journal

Files on the system also included the mental health information of inmates in the Mental Health Services Delivery System dating back to 2008, as well as the information of individuals on parole who were in substance use disorder treatment programs. CDCR said the data breach was discovered during routine maintenance.

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Managing Healthcare Compliance in Michigan

MedTrainer

As part of Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LALA) , the Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL) oversees the licensing and regulation of over 700,000 medical, mental/behavioral health, veterinary, and occupational professionals who adhere to the Michigan Occupational Code and Public Health Code.

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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

In 2008 , however, the agencies disagreed about the transfer of hydrocodone combination products from Schedule III to Schedule II. However, HHS’ recommendation for a lower classification of marijuana is a bellwether for the eventual re-classification of the drug in Schedule III. The agencies rarely disagree on final scheduling placement.

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The Key Health Care Initiatives Proposed in Governor Hochul’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Executive Budget

Health Care Law Brief

The HMH Bill would allow Article 28 general hospitals to provide home health care services without an Article 36 license, provided that a majority of the hospital’s patient care hours are conducted within the hospital and the patient has a preexisting clinical relationship with the general hospital.

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Consumers Embrace Tech But Privacy Remains a Concern – The Morning Consult Poll of Consumers and Tech

Jane Sarashon

And less than 1 in 4 consumers were comfortable sharing information such as driver’s license numbers, biometrics like DNA or fingerprints, banking information, passport numbers, or Social Security numbers which would be the least likely piece of personal data folks were comfortable sharing. Morning Consult polled 2,200 U.S.

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The Importance of NCQA Certification for CVOs

Verisys

Verisys has been NCQA and URAC accredited since 2008. Verisys is one of only a handful of organizations that are NCQA certified in 11 of 11 credentials verification services.

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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

Bill of Health

Legally speaking, patent pledges are comparable to the open source software licenses that underlie much of the world’s technology infrastructure and the Creative Commons licenses that make billions of online images, videos and other content freely available (both discussed here ). 2008)) and Germany. Does respect mean payment?