As college freshmen begin class this fall, most are now permitted to consent to mental health services in Nebraska. This past legislative session, Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-2101, Nebraska’s definition of minors statute, underwent a small, but meaningful change. It added the ability for 18-year olds to consent to mental health […]
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Hospital Price Transparency
Per the hospital inpatient final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2018, effective January 1, 2019, hospitals must make available a list of their current standard charges via the internet in a machine readable format and must update this information at least annually, or more […]
Website for Determining if Location Qualifies as a Medicare Telehealth Originating Site
Have you wondered how to determine whether your location is eligible for a Medicare telehealth originating site payment? If you have, the Health Resources & Services Administration (“HRSA”), which is a federal agency, has an easy, accessible method for doing just this. You simply bring up the web site and […]
What You Need to Know About California’s New Privacy Law
On the heels of the European Union’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), on June 28, 2018, California enacted the most comprehensive data privacy law to date in the United States. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “Act”) was quickly passed by the California legislature to […]
Uniform Law Commission Considers Technology-Related Acts
The Uniform Law Commission (“ULC”) held its Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY in July 2018. The ULC is the body that drafted uniform laws such as the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”), the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (“UETA”) and, more recently, the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act (“URVBCA”). At […]

