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The latest edition of MLMIC’s The Albany Report focuses policyholder attention on proposed legislation that would expand liability in medical professional liability cases.

Our insureds are encouraged to review newly enacted provisions of the Public Health Law. These amendments hold implications for our insureds related to telehealth delivery.

The latest edition of MLMIC’s The Albany Report focuses policyholder attention on how the 2021-2022 state budget impacts New York’s medical professional liability insurance market.

MLMIC’s newest edition of The Albany Report helps policyholders understand the potential impact of New York State’s proposed 2021-22 Executive Budget on the healthcare provider community.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released an AI/ML-Based Software as a Medical Device Action Plan, which outlines a detailed approach to ensuring the safety and efficacy of these technologies.

Under new federal regulation, COVID-19 immunizations can now be administered to everyone older than 65 and to adults with comorbidities that classify them as at-risk for severe infection.

A recent settlement issued by the Office for Civil Rights highlights the importance of adhering to HIPAA’s Right of Access Initiative, a directive requiring covered entities to provide patients, upon request, with timely access to their protected health information.

New York State legislation now requires physicians’ offices to post signage directing patients to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct’s website for information on reporting misconduct.

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.

A NYSDOH advisory outlines updated requirements for healthcare personnel returning to work after COVID-19 exposure and/or infection.