As part of the Health and Human Services Department’s (“HHS”) “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care” efforts aimed at alleviating unnecessary regulatory barriers to coordinated care while protecting against fraud and abuse, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a Request
U.S. House of Representatives passes the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017
On November 8, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 2123, the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (“VETS”) Act of 2017. Under current regulations, VA health care providers in good standing may practice in another state if
Texas Medical Board proposes new telemedicine regulations
The Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) recently proposed new telemedicine regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”). Such regulations are necessary to revise current regulations of the TMB in light of Senate Bill 1107 (“SB 1107”), which recently passed the Texas Legislature.
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Texas telemedicine stakeholder group recommends new rules to incorporate SB 1107
US telemedicine industry players are pursuing opportunities abroad
Telemedicine has been rapidly expanding in the United States. Indeed, Texas recently passed legislation that gives Texas telemedicine providers more flexibility, including the ability to establish a physician-patient relationship in connection with telemedicine services without requiring an in-person visit. Business
The European Court of Justice lowers causation standard of proof, finds vaccine could cause multiple sclerosis absent hard science
In an opinion that could significantly lower the threshold for proof of general causation in product liability lawsuits if adopted elsewhere, on June 21, 2017, the European Court of Justice held that a court could find a vaccine “defective” and
Texas Legislature moves to expand permissible telemedicine services in Texas
On May 11, 2017 the Texas House passed Senate Bill 1107 (“SB 1107”), which greatly expands the telemedicine services physicians can provide in Texas. SB 1107 passed the House with the support of substantially the entire House. Senate Bill 1107
Texas Medical Board and Teladoc granted second request for a stay
On April 10, 2017, a Texas federal court granted a motion to extend the stay of the Teladoc lawsuit against the Texas Medical Board (“TMB”). The court had previously granted a motion to stay the case until April 19, 2017.
Federal district court endorses Stark liberalization of writing requirement
On March 15, a federal district court in the Western District of Pennsylvania endorsed CMS commentary from November 2015 that dramatically liberalized the “written agreement” requirement of core Stark exceptions, thus providing some new insights as to what may be