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Legislative & Regulatory Updates

Legislative & Regulatory Updates
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New OSHA Requirements for Healthcare Employers

June 11, 2021 On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced a new emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) to protect healthcare workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19. …

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21st Century Cures Act: Information Blocking Now In Effect

April 8, 2021 Pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 171.103, “information blocking” is defined as a practice conducted by a provider that is not required by law but “is likely to …

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Issuance of USDA Final Rule on Hemp Production

Two years after the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”), the USDA has finally issued the Final Rule (FR) regulating hemp production of hemp in …

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Issuance of USDA Final Rule on Hemp Production

January 18, 2021 Two years after the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”), the USDA has finally issued the Final Rule (FR) regulating hemp production …

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New value-based Stark exceptions and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors

December 15, 2020 On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) published final rules, formalizing significant changes to the …

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CMS Releases CY 2021 Hospital OPPS and ASC Payment System Final Rule

December 7, 2020 On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its annual Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (“ASC”) …

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Board Certifications

HEALTH LAW
Joshua M. Weaver
Ashley E. Johnston
Joseph Nelson
Vicki Wanjura
Kevin P. Mitchell

Texas Board of Legal Specialization | Weaver Johnston & Nelson

Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters

RISING STARS
Joshua Weaver
2010 – 2012, 2014 – 2019
Ashley E. Johnston
2010 – 2012, 2014 – 2019
Joseph Nelson
2014 – 2016
Charles M. Gearing
2015 – 2021
Kevin P. Mitchell
2020 – 2021
Rachael Nelson Gearing
2020 – 2021
Vicki Wanjura
2008
UP AND COMING 100
Ashley E. Johnston
2017
UP-AND-COMING 50 WOMEN
Ashley E. Johnston
2017

Super Lawyers | Weaver Johnston & Nelson

D Magazine

BEST LAWYERS IN DALLAS
Joshua Weaver
2016, 2018, 2020 – 2022
Ashley E. Johnston
2016, 2017
Rachael Nelson Gearing
2020

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Cannabis Law Report

TOP 200 CANNABIS LAWYERS

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