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On March 17, 2022, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2521, “Relating to Health Care Employment Agencies, and Providing Penalties” into law. We previously discussed the new law on a June 10, 2022 blog post. At that time, a looming question was how Iowa’s administrative agencies would draft rules to clarify and implement the...
For the last few months, we have been fielding calls from clients in the healthcare industry asking about things such as whether they still needed to screen patients upon entry to facilities, whether employees must still wear masks at all times, and whether they still had to treat vaccinated employees differently from unvaccinated employees. We...
The Dorsey Health Law blog team keeps readers up-to-date on relevant topics in the health care industry. In order to do so, the members of the blog team communicate regularly with other practice groups within the firm for applicable updates from client publications. For this post, we would like to thank Dorsey’s Alex Hontos, Katie...
On March 17, 2022, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law House File 2521, “Relating to Health Care Employment Agencies, and Providing Penalties,” which will have its home in Chapter 135Q of the Iowa Code. In general, the law does three things. One, it requires health care employment agencies to annually register with the state...
There is a lot going on right now for healthcare employers. The first phase of CMS’s vaccine mandate is in full effect nationwide (now including Texas), the CDC has changed masking guidance in some circumstances, and it has been two months since OSHA let the Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard expire. To help you navigate...
The Dorsey Health Law blog team keeps readers up-to-date on relevant topics in the health care industry. In order to do so, the members of the blog team communicate regularly with other practice groups within the firm for applicable updates from client publications. For this post, we would like to thank Dorsey’s Stephen Lucke, Melinda...
Health care employers are not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the constantly changing legal status of the various federal vaccine mandates. On Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court made its rulings on two preliminary challenges to workplace mandates related to the COVID-19 pandemic: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for large...
On November 29, 2021, a federal court in Missouri enjoined the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) vaccine mandate in the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Those ten states filed a lawsuit on November 10, 2021, challenging the vaccine mandate and requesting a...
**Note that a federal court has issued a temporary injunction stopping the CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandate in certain states. Please read our blog post here for the latest information on this injunction. Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published their much-anticipated rules mandating...
The Dorsey Health Law blog team keeps readers up-to-date on relevant topics in the health care industry. In order to do so, the members of the blog team communicate regularly with other practice groups within the firm for applicable updates from client publications. For this post, we would like to thank Dorsey’s Katie Ervin Carlson...
Alissa SmithAlissa represents health systems, hospitals, pharmacies, long-term care providers, home he...
Hannah McCallumHannah brings specialized knowledge and real-life experience to help her clients make infor...
Andrew BrantinghamAndrew's experience spans a wide range of industries, and has particular depth in...
Rebecca BrommelBecki assists clients in the areas of litigation and administrative law wit...
Katie CownieKatie has worked on business and corporate issues for more than 20 years. Many of...
Lillie CoxLillie assists a wide array of healthcare industry clients with corporate transact...
Ross C. D'EmanueleRoss works in the health care provider, payor, and drug and medical device segment...
Nathan EbnetNate represents clients in all stages of complex civil disputes, from pre-...
Elise FesterElise counsels a wide variety of clients in the Health Care industry on regulatory...
Adam FreedAdam provides strategic advice to health care providers through all stage...
Randall HansonRandall is an associate in Dorsey’s health transactions and regulations practice group.
Alan IversonAlan is a litigator in Dorsey’s trial group with a focus on clients in...
Michael JenkinsMike serves clients in highly regulated industries, including health care and gam...
Jamie McCartyJamie counsels clients in the healthcare industry in connection with complex busi...
Neal N. PetersonNeal regularly advises clients regarding compliance with laws specific to the he...
Mara SandersMara regularly advises clients on matters of state and federal regulatory complia...
Vanessa J. SzalapskiVanessa's practice focuses on litigation in the healthcare industry, including gen...
Claire H. ToppClaire works in three diverse sectors – health care, tax exempt organizations,...