Publications

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released updated model signage outlining patients’ rights under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).  CMS recommends, but is not requiring, that hospitals adopt the new model signage.  The CMS memorandum describing the updated signage recommendations is available here. CMS […]

Regulation S-P generally required broker-dealers, investment companies, and investment advisors to adopt and implement a variety of cybersecurity and privacy policies.  Some of the requirements include maintaining written cybersecurity policies, proper disposal of equipment that may contain sensitive information, and implementing privacy policies.  But the Commission proposed and subsequently adopted […]

On August 9, 2024 Illinois became the second state to implement legislation aiming to prevent the use of generative artificial intelligence systems (“AI”) to create unauthorized digital replicas of individuals. Tennessee led the way with the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act (“ELVIS”) Act which went into effect July […]

Over the last few months, we have reported on various aspects of the newly adopted Nebraska Data Privacy Act Nebraska Data Privacy Act (the “Act”) that Governor Pillen signed into law on April 17, 2024, which goes into effect on January 1, 2025.  In our first article in this series, […]

On August 20, 2024, the Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine die.  This came nearly a month after Governor Jim Pillen called a Special Session “to fix the state’s property tax crisis.” During the Special Session, senators introduced 81 bills and 24 constitutional amendments.  Several measures would have significantly impacted renewable-energy development.  […]