Medical Malpractice Insurance News

School-based Health Centers, an important source of primary, dental and mental healthcare for New York students, are officially open again after a lengthy mandated shutdown due to COVID-19. The reopening is largely thanks to the advocacy of the New York State Dental Association and other organizations in the state.

Physicians interested in offering the COVID-19 vaccine should follow the NYS Department of Health’s instructions for enrollment.

The NYS Department of Health directs physicians interested in administering the COVID-19 vaccine in their practice or clinic to enroll in the New York State Immunization Information System.

With the issuance of a new Executive Order in New York, dentists can now administer COVID-19 point-of-care tests according to the state guidelines and requirements.

To ensure integrity statewide in data reporting related to COVID-19 and influenza, NYSDOH has announced an emergency regulation to increase testing in all patients with known exposure or symptoms. The mandate includes postmortem testing in specific scenarios within 48 hours of death.

To address the shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Live, a drug used in treatment of bladder cancer, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has issued interim infection control guidance permitting providers to treat multiple patients from the same single-use vial of BCG.

NYS Public Health Law requires that a written treatment plan be placed in the patient’s medical record when a practitioner prescribes opioids for pain management for longer than three months or past the time of normal tissue healing.

Complimentary webinar covers recent legal developments that impact healthcare delivery in New York State, with a special focus on Lavern’s Law.

Upcoming complimentary webinar hosted by MLMIC, HANYS and FAKS will provide an overview of recent legal developments that impact healthcare delivery in New York, with a special focus on Lavern’s Law.

MLMIC encourages all prescribing providers to avail themselves of the NYSDOH antibiotic prescribing guidelines for adult and pediatric patients.