HIT Consultant

MAY 9, 2023

For any practitioner-patient telemedicine relationships that have been or will be established up to November 11, 2023, the full set of telemedicine flexibilities regarding the prescription of controlled medications established during the COVID-19 PHE will be extended for one year – through November 11, 2024.

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Hall Render

MAY 9, 2023

Notably, the Temporary Rule, which can be accessed here , extends the COVID-19 PHE telemedicine flexibilities (hereinafter, “telemedicine flexibilities”) for six months following the end of the PHE (through November 11, 2023).

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

Updates to HIPAA are long overdue but steps were finally made to update HIPAA in December 2020, when the HHS issued a notice of Proposed Rulemaking that detailed several proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and a Final Rule is now due which will likely see those HIPAA changes implemented in 2023. HIPAA Changes in 2023.

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Healthcare Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As described in a previous update , the DEA proposed a rule in March 2023 to extend some flexibilities while making permanent certain scenarios in which a practitioner could prescribe controlled substances without a prior in-person evaluation.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

health care system, but that are especially present for behavioral health needs like substance use, and are exacerbated by other challenges related to stigma, lack of employment, and fragmented or nonexistent care coordination. This reality reflects structural, policy, and legal misalignments common to the entire U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services said it would temporarily extend telemedicine flexibilities for the prescription of certain controlled medications granted under the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, which is set to expire on May 11.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

On December 29, President Joe Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( P.L. We expect issues regarding regulation of diagnostic tests and mental health parity enforcement to resurface in the new Congress. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7

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