Our healthcare and business law firm advises many physicians and medical practices on compliantly using telemedicine to provide medical care to patients. Typically, the Federal Ryan Haight Act requires at minimum an in-person evaluation before prescribing controlled substances. Since the COVID-19 Pandemic, however, the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers who wish to create an entity under which they provide professional nursing or physician services. Before providing professional services through an entity, it is important to consider your state’s laws and rules governing the provision of professional services. Florida, for…
In states such as South Carolina, pharmacists are allowed to administer flu vaccines and other vaccines, such as the COVID-19 vaccine, without an order from a licensed provider. In 2025, the South Carolina Joint Pharmacist Administered Vaccines Committee revised its protocol for South Carolina pharmacists to administer vaccines. This blog…
When starting a concierge medical practice, one important question to ask is whether your practice will be accepting private insurance, which involves providing services to patients that are insured under private health insurance plans. However, accepting private insurance as part of your concierge practice carries legal risks. This blog covers…
Our healthcare law firm works with many healthcare providers who are applying for a new license with a medical board or who are renewing their current license with a medical board. A question that comes up is whether they need to disclose a criminal matter in their application. This blog…
Our healthcare and business law firm represents healthcare practitioners, including physicians, advance practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, with licensing and credentialing matters. One occurrence we see often is a practitioner who signed DEA Form 104 to “voluntarily” surrendered their DEA registration and is now dealing with unexpected consequences of…
Our healthcare law firm works with many providers and healthcare practices to assist them in complying with federal, state, and local laws. In particular, our clients often ask whether they can set up medical practices or med spas, even if they are not physicians. This blog covers two considerations that…
Our healthcare law firm works with many providers and healthcare practices to assist them in complying with federal, state, and local laws. In particular, our clients often ask whether they can set up medical practices or med spas, even if they are not physicians. This blog covers two considerations that…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers who work with compounded medications. As glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (“GLP-1s”) continue to be prescribed by providers, including FDA-approved commercial versions and compounded versions, we routinely are asked for guidance by providers around prescribing compounded drugs. This blog identifies three…
Our healthcare law firm works with many providers and healthcare practices to assist them in complying with federal, state, and local laws. In particular, our clients often ask whether they can offer IV therapy as part of their practice. IV therapy is being offered at med spas, and people are…