Category: General
February 12, 2026
Case appears to limit Tarasoff-type duty in New York State. In a recent case, a New York Appellate court dismissed a medical malpractice case against a psychiatrist at a voluntary in-patient facility who had been treating a...
HEALTH LAW SUPPLEMENT Spring 2012
February 12, 2026
No action yet on EMR incentives for mental health professionals. Congress allocated about 20 billion dollars as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to encourage the use of electronic medical...
HEALTH LAW SUPPLEMENT Winter 2011
February 12, 2026
New York State has a new autism treatment law and relatedly a new mental health profession.. Signed into law by Governor Cuomo in October and to take effect November 1, 2012, the law (Assembly 8512) requires insurers to cover
HEALTH LAW SUPPLEMENT Fall 2011
February 12, 2026
Deadline for waivers of corporate practice prohibition extended. Governor Cuomo signed a law that extends to February 1, 2012 the deadline established by the recently enacted Education Law §6503-a by which not-for-profit...
HEALTH LAW SUPPLEMENT Summer 2011
February 12, 2026
Compliance with Subpoenas Duces Tecum: Many knowledgeable clients are aware that there is a relatively new New York State law, CPLR §3122(a) that requires that subpoenas for records (Subpoenas “duces tecum” in contrast...