by admin | Oct 1, 2026 | Healthcare Law Updates, Malpractice Insurance, Professional Insurance Premiums
October 2026 TO: ALL INTERESTED PHYSICIANS The Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), Act took effect August of this year. The new law legalizes the prescribing of a lethal dose of medication by New York state physicians for the purpose of “hastening death at the request...
by admin | Jun 1, 2026 | Healthcare Law Updates
June 2026 TO: ALL INTERESTED PHYSICIANS This month’s newsletter will review the “group practice” exception under the Federal Stark Law. Physician Self-Referral Law [42 U.S.C. § 1395nn] The Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly referred to as the Stark law, prohibits...
by admin | Feb 1, 2026 | Healthcare Law Updates
February 2026 TO: ALL INTERESTED PHYSICIANS On February 5th, 2026, following up on her December announcement, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the “Right-to-Die Bill,” for the Terminally Ill. The legislation will apply to adults who have an incurable, irreversible illness...
by admin | Feb 1, 2025 | Healthcare Law Updates
February 2025 TO: ALL INTERESTED PHYSICIANS 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...
by admin | Dec 1, 2024 | Malpractice Insurance, Medical License Defense
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...
