***UPDATE: Effective as of May 8, 2020, the PA DOH as issued revised Guidance permitting dental practices to resume non-urgent and elective care with limitations. See our post here.
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Pennsylvania’s Electronic Prescription Requirement for Controlled Substances
Beginning on October 24, 2019, every licensed health care practitioner in Pennsylvania (excluding veterinarians) will be required to electronically prescribe controlled substances (regardless of the dosage) by sending the
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Diagnostic Imaging Services Must Follow Patient Reporting Obligations Under New PA Law
Pennsylvania’s Patient Test Result Information Act, which is set to take effect December 23, 2018, requires diagnostic imaging services providers that identify a “significant abnormality” in their test results to
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Healthcare Facility Policies in the Age of Medical Marijuana
On Fox’s In the Weeds blog, associate Richard Holzworth discussed the influx of patients registering for the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program, and provided an overview of key policy and procedure
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Effect of the Sessions Memorandum on State Medical Marijuana Programs
Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a Memorandum rescinding the Obama Administration’s “hands off” policy with respect to the prosecution of licensed cannabis distribution in states where medical
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Issues Final Physician Regulations for Medical Marijuana
As previously reported on our Physician Law Blog (see our post here), the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued draft “temporary” regulations regarding physician registration and certification of medical marijuana
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Issues New Physician Regulations for Medical Marijuana
As first posted on our sister blog, “In The Weeds” (Fox Rothschild’s Cannabis Law Blog), the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued its long-awaited proposed temporary regulations regarding physicians
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Game Changing Legislation – Out-of-State Medical Staff Can Treat Their Own Players in Pennsylvania
As of February 4, 2016, out-of-state athletic team physicians are permitted to provide care to their own team’s players while in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 685 and 686 amend the
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Physicians and Practice Staff Are Not Required to Obtain Child Abuse Clearances in Pennsylvania
Previously on the Fox Rothschild Physician Law Blog, we reported on the July 2015 amendments to the PA Child Protective Services Law. See our August 31, 2015 post here: What
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Physicians May Be Sued in Pennsylvania for Failing to Report Suspected Child Abuse
As a follow up to our most recent post on What You Need to Know About PA’s Child Protective Services Law, you should know that the Pennsylvania Superior Court (PA’s
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