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As outlined in our previous Legal Briefing (see link: No Surprises Act Compliance (lawpf.com)) the federal No Surprises Act (the “Act”)...

New York State and federal law both contain confidentiality provisions protecting quality assurance committee materials from disclosure...

The federal No Surprises Act (the “Act”) was enacted in 2020 in order to protect patients from surprise medical bills. The Act creates...

As detailed in previous legal briefings, New York State’s Department of Health has enacted regulations mandating most healthcare...

The federal physician self-referral (“Stark”) law prohibits a physician from referring a patient to an entity with which the physician...

Anti-mandate advocates were successful in federal court over the weekend. On Saturday, a Federal appeals court in Louisiana temporarily...

In October, 2021, a series of three new bills have been signed into law in New York to protect animals. The first new law amends New...

The New York Open Meetings Law provides that every meeting of a “public body” shall be open to the general public (except in very limited...