Patrick Zanayed
Subscribe to Patrick Zanayed's PostsPatrick Zanayed represents private equity funds, telehealth start-ups, strategic investors, ambulatory surgery centers, behavioral health facilities and physician practices in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters. Read Patrick Zanayed's full bio.
Pending California Law Undermines Growth of Digital Health Companies and Patient Access to Virtual Care
By Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Patrick Zanayed, Nathan Gray, Travis Jackson and Joel Rush on Aug 22, 2024
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
In California, pending Assembly Bill 3129 could severely limit the ability of digital health companies to grow and operate in the state by prohibiting arrangements between physician, psychiatric, and dental practices and any entity that furnishes business or management services to providers that accept investments from private equity groups and hedge funds. The legislation’s current...
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Pending Oregon Law Undermines Traditional Physician Practice Structure
By Dale C. Van Demark, Patrick Zanayed and Joel Rush on Mar 14, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
In an apparent attempt to shield physician practices from perceived abuses of close association with physician practice management (PPM) companies, a pending Oregon law could undermine a broad range of structures and transactions between physicians and laypersons, including loans, real estate leases, practice sales, national virtual care platforms, investor sponsored practice roll-ups and payor-provider joint...
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States Move to Advance Telehealth Objectives
By Patrick Zanayed and Angela Theodoropoulos on Dec 12, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Numerous states—including Florida, Texas and Michigan—have been busy finalizing telehealth-related rulemaking and legislation. Michigan’s proposed bills, for example, push for coverage parity across insurers and payment parity. What else have these states been up to over the last month? Read more here.
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DEA Further Extends Flexibilities for Controlled-Substance Prescribing via Telemedicine
By Amanda Enyeart, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Dale C. Van Demark, Patrick Zanayed, Purnima Boominathan, Grayson I. Dimick, Jayda Greco and Rachel Stauffer on Oct 25, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
The US Drug Enforcement Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have further extended flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without first performing an in-person visit. The flexibilities were initially provided during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The extension runs through December 31, 2024. Read more here.
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States Amend Professional Practice Standards to Incorporate Telehealth
By Patrick Zanayed and Abby Higgins on Aug 31, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Numerous states—including Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and Oklahoma—have been busy finalizing rulemaking and legislation that create or amend professional practice standards to incorporate telehealth. What have these states been up to over the last month? Learn more here.
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Teleprescribing of Controlled Substances Temporarily Extended Beyond PHE
By Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Rachel Stauffer, Amanda Enyeart, Jayda Greco, Marika Miller, Grayson I. Dimick, Moyosore Koya, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Dale C. Van Demark and Patrick Zanayed on Jun 23, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are extending telehealth flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances. While the extension is in place, the DEA indicated that it will be further evaluating its recently proposed rules for post-COVID-19 public health emergency telemedicine prescription of controlled...
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May Trending in Telehealth
By Patrick Zanayed and Jayda Greco on May 24, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Numerous states—including Illinois, Hawaii, Tennessee, Montana, New Hampshire and Indiana—have been busy finalizing rulemaking and legislation impacting interstate compacts, professional practice standards and COVID-19 licensure flexibilities. What have these states been up to over the last month? Learn more here.
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