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The Florida Board of Pharmacy recently published a Notice of Proposed Rule that would impact the pharmacy technician-to-pharmacist ratios set by Rule 64B16-27.410, F.A.C. If approved, the amendment would allow supervising pharmacists to determine the appropriate ratio of technicians to pharmacists. The current technician-to-pharmacist ratio under the rule is generally 1:1, with some exceptions. Under Read more →

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has issued a proposal to establish additional staffing requirements for nursing homes. If approved, the proposal would implement national minimum nurse staffing standards. Nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid would be required to provide residents with Read more →

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On March 24, 2023, Florida Governor Ron Desantis signed into law HB 837/SB 236 which will significantly impact civil tort cases in Florida. The new law contains numerous changes to provide insurance companies greater protections as an effort to (according to the Governor) “decrease frivolous lawsuits and prevent predatory practices of trial attorneys”. The changes Read more →

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In light of the expiration of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) effective May 11, 2023, many flexibilities adopted during the PHE by many federal and state payers as well as government regulators will terminate. Recently, DEA proposed permanent rules for the prescribing of controlled medications via telemedicine.  During the PHE, DEA suspended the requirement that Read more →

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The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of Florida has announced its pursuit of a fraudulent scheme whereby the administrators of three Florida nursing schools, along with employees at several nursing test prep academies in other states allegedly “created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses.” The scheme involved the selling of Read more →

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