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HHS Final Rules Modernize the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute to Usher in Value-Based Care

By Eric S. Klein & David R. Padalino

December 11, 2020

On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released final rules seeking to modernize the Physician Self-Referral Law (“Stark Law”) and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”). The final rules, released by HHS’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), are part of The Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care—an effort launched by HHS in 2018 aimed at removing barriers to value-based care. Among other changes,…

The CDC’s New Definition of “Close Contact”: What You Need To Know

By Bonnie Mayfield

November 25, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded the definition of close contact to now evaluate exposure cumulatively over a 24-hour period such that “15 cumulative minutes of exposure at a distance of 6 feet or less can be used as an operational definition for contact investigation,”[1] Because the newly expanded definition is not limited, it impacts many different industries (including transportation and logistics, health care, automotive, manufacturing, and educational industries) and different…

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The CDC’s New Definition of “Close Contact”: What You Need To Know

By Bonnie Mayfield

November 25, 2020

Dykema Labor & Employment Law Blog

The CDC’s New Definition of “Close Contact”: What You Need To Know

By Bonnie Mayfield

November 25, 2020

The Open Road Automotive Law Blog

NHTSA Releases Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Automated Driving System Safety

By Thomas B. Alleman, Dommond E. Lonnie & Derek S. Whitefield

November 23, 2020

On November 19, 2020, NHTSA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) asking interested parties and the public to provide the agency with information intended to help NHTSA devise a “Framework for Automated Driving Safety” that will allow the agency to implement safety standards for the operation and performance of automated driving systems. Comments are due 60 days after the ANPRM is published in the Federal Register. NHTSA last addressed AV in March, when…

National Cannabis Industry Association Releases Sustainability Report

By R. Lance Boldrey

November 23, 2020

Blog Post is Co-Authored by Jerry Hincka from EHS Support As readers of this blog well know, the cannabis industry is one of the fastest growing and most regulated industries in the United States. Rapid growth, in sales and in States allowing cannabis use, creates dynamic regulatory challenges, and unprecedented opportunity for environmental sustainability leadership. Recognizing this, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) has released a detailed report on the topic: Environmental Sustainability in the …

Michigan Court of Claims Denies Request for Injunction Against State Over Local Licensing Decisions

By R. Lance Boldrey & Soujoud C. Hamade

November 23, 2020

On November 11, 2020, Attitude Wellness D/B/A Lume Cannabis Company (Lume), filed suit in the Michigan Court of Claims against the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA), the Village of Edwardsburg, and two private parties, after the Village denied Lume’s application for village marijuana establishment licenses. Lume sought an injunction to prevent the MRA from issuing state licenses to the two businesses that won licenses from the Village. Last week, the Court of Claims denied that…

Marijuana Regulatory Agency Sets Process for Accepting an Adult Use License Application from Any Applicant

By Jeffrey A. Caviston

November 17, 2020

On October 6, 2020, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (“MRA”) announced that starting March 1, 2021 it would be removing the eligibility restriction on certain adult use license applications under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (“MRTMA”). Section 9 of MRTMA prohibits MRA from accepting an application from a person who does not hold a medical marihuana facility license under the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (“MMFLA”), with the restriction applying to: Retailer, Processor,…

Maine Residents Seek to Have Federal Court Declare Maine’s Residency Requirement Constitutional

By Jeffrey A. Caviston

November 13, 2020

Following up on our previous posts (here and here) regarding lawsuits by non-residents challenging the residency requirement in Maine’s marijuana licensing law as violating the Dormant Commerce Clause, a recent lawsuit filed by residents of Maine is asking the District Court of Maine to declare that the requirement does not violate the Dormant Commerce Clause. Read More › Tags:…

The Firewall

Michigan Voters Add Constitutional Protections for Electronic Data and Communications

By Jonathan S. Feld & Andrew T. VanEgmond

November 12, 2020

While public attention focused on the federal and state elections, Michigan voters made an important decision—they adopted Proposal 20-2, which amended Michigan’s Constitution to extend its protection from unreasonable searches and seizures to electronic data and communications. With the proliferation of personal electronic devices and storage of business information on computers used at home in the past few decades, federal and state courts, including the Supreme Court, have grappled with how to apply Fourth Amendment…

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HHS Final Rules Modernize the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute to Usher in Value-Based Care

The CDC’s New Definition of “Close Contact”: What You Need To Know

The CDC’s New Definition of “Close Contact”: What You Need To Know

The CDC’s New Definition of “Close Contact”: What You Need To Know

NHTSA Releases Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Automated Driving System Safety

National Cannabis Industry Association Releases Sustainability Report

Michigan Court of Claims Denies Request for Injunction Against State Over Local Licensing Decisions

Marijuana Regulatory Agency Sets Process for Accepting an Adult Use License Application from Any Applicant

Maine Residents Seek to Have Federal Court Declare Maine’s Residency Requirement Constitutional

Michigan Voters Add Constitutional Protections for Electronic Data and Communications

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