Recent Newsletters
Schaum Law is dedicated to not only serving the medical professions, but also corporate real estate and other property agreements. We produce a periodic newsletter that is directed toward informing our subscribers to changes in laws that may have a positive or negative effect on their practice or them personally.
Mental Health Ailments Reading Epidemic Levels
July 2025 TO: MEMBERS OF THE LONG ISLAND JEWISH ORGANIZED MEDICAL STAFF As reported in the NY Health Journal, mental health ailments are reaching epidemic levels. As of 2022, over 49,000 Americans died by suicide, making it a leading cause of death in the United...
Important Changes to NY Family Health Care Decisions Act
June 2025 TO: MEMBERS OF THE LONG ISLAND JEWISH ORGANIZED MEDICAL STAFF As reported in the Health Law Journal, important changes to New York’s Family Health Care Decisions Act have recently been implemented. Governor Hochul signed a bill that amended the Family...
Death with Dignity
May 2025 TO: MEMBERS OF THE LONG ISLAND JEWISH ORGANIZED MEDICAL STAFF On April 29th, after a long floor debate, the NY State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 136, the Medicaid in Dying Act, also known as “Death With Dignity Act.” New York would be one of eleven other...
Amendment to Prescription Labels Law
April 2025 TO: MEMBERS OF THE LONG ISLAND JEWISH ORGANIZED MEDICAL STAFF On March 23, 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation, (S. 36A/A.2145A): TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation to prescription labels for...
Business Ownership Information
March 2025 TO: MEMBERS OF THE LONG ISLAND JEWISH ORGANIZED MEDICAL STAFF If you own a business or entity such as a Limited Liability Company (LLC), OR Professional Corporation, (PC), the deadline is almost here to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) form...
Adhere to Appropriate Protocols
February 2025 An interesting case was recently reported in this month’s New York State Bar’s Law Journal, It was a matter before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, concerning a plaintiff physician who claimed that she was subjected to discrimination due to...
“Grieving Families Act” Rejected a Third Time
To: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES On December 21, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the ‘Grieving Families Act.’ This is the third time the Governor has rejected this piece of legislation. The bill would have, among other things allowed family members who lost loved ones...
Charting Abundantly Clear Warnings to Patients
To: ALL INTERESTED PHYSICIANS Last month’s newsletter addressed an Administrative Warning attended by our office, before the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, (OPMC), concerning the prescribing of certain prescriptions to a family member. It...
NYS OPMC Administrative Warning
Our office recently attended an Administrative Warning, before the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, (OPMC). Under the NYS Public Health Law §230, a “warning” is issued if the director of the office of professional medical conduct, after obtaining...