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Local court upholds immunity of mandated reporter of child abuse. A State Supreme (trial) Court in Nassau County recently dismissed a malpractice case against a physician who was sued by parents whom he had reported to Child

Records and Oxford. Oxford Health Plans recently issued record-keeping guidelines for its participating mental health providers. The plan for such guidelines originated in a settlement agreement from 2002 when Oxford...

A New York court says “Yes” to restrictive covenants (again). The employment contract of a pediatrician in Westchester contained restrictive covenants prohibiting her from practicing within a 10-mile radius of the White...

Proposed requirements promulgated for grandfathering into the new mental health professions: During calendar year 2005 psychotherapists in New York State who have been practicing psychotherapy but are unlicensed will be...

NEW HEALTHCARE RECORD SUBPOENA LAW NOT YET WIDELY KNOWN. It’s been almost a year since the new State law regulating subpoenas for healthcare records went into effect in New York (CPLR Section 3122, effective 9/1/03). Passed