Washington University in St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, accusing him of violating HIPAA during an investigation into its youth transgender care center, The Kansas City Star reported Dec. 7.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Minnesota bans respiratory therapist from practicing after patient's death
The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has indefinitely suspended a respiratory therapist from practicing in the state after determining she failed to properly prepare a patient for transfer to the ICU, The Star Tribune reported Dec. 7.
Newsom seeks changes to California's new healthcare wage law
California’s minimum wage for healthcare workers is set to increase starting in 2024 under legislation signed into law by the governor this fall, which he is now looking to modify.
Officer involved in New Hampshire hospital shooting incident identified
Attorney General John Formella has released the identity of the officer involved in a New Hampshire hospital shooting on Nov. 17 that left a security guard and the suspect dead.
Former nursing students 'likely to prevail' in for-profit college lawsuit, judge says
Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis, who is presiding over the ongoing lawsuit between former students of the closed Stone Academy nursing school and its owners, wrote in a Dec. 4 preliminary ruling that the students’ are likely to prevail.
New York weighs noncompete ban that would cover hospitals
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is weighing a bill that seeks to prohibit noncompete agreements, which would make New York the fifth state with such a ban if enacted.
Michigan hospital can refuse student's service dog, court rules
A court has ruled in favor of a Michigan hospital that denied a nursing student’s request to bring her service dog on rotations, according to a Dec. 5 JD Supra report written by Seyfarth Shaw law firm.
Florida pharmacy technician and clinic owner sentenced for clinical trial fraud
The owner of Miami-based AMB Research Center, a clinic that conducted clinical trials for new drugs, and a pharmacy technician also employed by it, have both been convicted and sentenced to a combined 117 months — nearly 10 years — in prison, according…
Transplant recipients push back on CMS testing rule changes
New rules from CMS are affecting access to molecular diagnostic testing — a blood test a patient who has received an organ transplant can use at home to track how their body is adjusting to the new organ.
Utah nurse charged with injuring infant patient
A nurse at Provo-based Utah Valley Hospital has been arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse after an infant was found with bruises, KSL reported Dec. 5.
