On July 1, 2021, Indiana significantly broadened the options for an individual to make health care wishes known through an “Advanced Directive for Health Care Decisions” (an “Advanced Directive”). Senate Enrolled Act No. 204 (“SEA 204”), effective as of July 1, allows individuals to make their…
On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (“2022 VA Appropriations Bill”) that would allow doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) to recommend…
On July 29, 2021, Governor Holcomb renewed the public health emergency (“PHE”) for another 30-day period, set to expire on August 30, 2021 unless otherwise withdrawn or further renewed.
The Indiana Department of Health (“IDOH”) has published a series of emergency orders waiving certain requirements…
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) recently issued a unanimous appellate decision in Klassen, et al. v. Trustees of Indiana University, ruling that Indiana University’s (the “University”) COVID-19 vaccine mandate (the “Mandate”) did not violate any constitutional right. The University…
On July 1, 2021, several federal regulatory departments took their first steps toward finalizing new regulations implementing a new federal law that eliminates surprise medical bills. The law, the No Surprises Act, attempts to achieve that objective by changing the way out-of-network providers seek…
Through a bipartisan effort, the Marijuana Data Collection Act (MDCA) was recently reintroduced into the U.S. Congress. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the MDCA in the Senate, cosponsored by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced the MDCA in the…
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently held that clinic policies relating to physician access to an electronic medical record system were not general negligence allegations but were subject to the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act. In Rossner v. Take Care Health Systems, LLC, the Court affirmed the…
May is National Military Appreciation Month in the U.S. and several members of Congress are trying to address a hurdle that many of our service men and women face in utilizing state-legal medical cannabis as a result of ongoing federal prohibition. First, on April 15, 2021, the Veterans Medical…
Recent conflicting court rulings from different U.S. District Courts sitting in separate federal circuits put 340B covered entities on the sidelines as the battle over the legality of policies designed to limit the scope of that program continues. The policies (“340B Policies”), implemented by drug…
In March 2021 the Microsoft threat center announced a significant cyberattack that affected certain Microsoft Exchange users with on-premises servers throughout the world. For at least two months, hackers apparently successfully exploited vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange system, giving…
