The California Legislature passes thousands of bills every year. We don’t really need more laws – at all. However,here are some of the new lawsthe 40 million California residents will be facing in 2024. The California Legislative Women’s Caucus & Future of Abortion Council introduced alengt...
The article offers highlights on the new medical privacy laws of California. SB 541 is reportedly giving the state a right to investigate privacy breaches on health information as well as assess ...
The California Office of Administrative Law approved the new medical-legal fee schedule for workers’ compensation cases on March 30, 2021. This article will summarize the new fee schedule along with some commentary on the potential consequences of the new regulations and...
The new law will lead to the largest drop in uninsured Californians in a decade, according to officials. "This is a game changer," said Los Angeles Assemblyman Miguel Santiago. "It’s one of the most important pieces of legislation that’s gonna go through this house because the ability to...
Matt Kinley, Esq. Healthcare Lawyer atKinley Law Practice. Comments Offon HIRING THE HEALTH CARE LAWYER on California Health Record Privacy In California, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”) creates rights for patients in their own personal records. While most attention is giv...
There was little opposition to the new California law, with two physicians' groups supporting it. But the American Medical Association, the country's most powerful doctors' lobby, has fought vigorously against what it calls "scope creep"—that is, changes that allow clinicians like PAs to do ...
California's new drug law requires companies to report drug price increases quarterly. Only companies that met certain standards—they raised the price of a drug within the first quarter and the price had risen by at least 16% since January 2017—had to submit data. The companies that met th...
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As of January 1, 2025, the non-economic damages cap inwrongful deathcases is$600,000. Each new year this cap increases by $50,000 until it reaches $1 million.2 The medical malpractice damages cap applies to losses that aredifficult to place a value on. Such “non-economic” damages inc...
Tips for Med School Applicants' Parents These pointers can help you best support a daughter or son who hopes to become a doctor. Kathleen Franco, M.D., M.S.Nov. 26, 2024 Law Applicants and Disciplinary Issues Answer character and fitness questions about past incidents directly to sho...