Healthcare Law

Telehealth, Hospital Operations, Advance Health Care Directives, Multi-Discipline Professional Partnerships, Practice Expansion Issues, and Transgender Changes Impacting Licenses

February 1, 2024

This newsletter includes a much wider array of topics than the prior one, from telehealth, to emergency times and cannabis in hospitals, to changes to partnerships with podiatrists, transgender licensing issues, and dentists from Mexico—there’s something here for everyone, enjoy! Telehealth AB 1369, the David Hall Act, expands out-of-state providers’ ability to provide telehealth care.…

New Year, New Laws Affecting Privacy & Consent, Abortion, and PA’s & Nurses

January 10, 2024

Happy New Year and welcome back to our newsletter, where we continue our exploration of legislative changes going into effect this year. With the new year, we will be writing to tell you about a host of new labor and employment laws across all industries, and labor and employment laws more specific to the healthcare…

Healthcare Minimum Wage, More Employee Protections, and Reproductive-Loss Leave

November 28, 2023

We hope this newsletter finds you in good health and high spirits. In this newsletter, we bring you the latest news from Sacramento. This is the season when bills have been signed into law, most going into effect January 1, 2024. The Legislature has been abuzz with activity, and the Governor has recently put pen…

SCOTUS 2023 Review

November 16, 2023

We don’t plan to write often on Supreme Court goings-on; few SCOTUS cases directly impact the employment or healthcare sectors on a day-to-day basis. But when they do, they really do. Plus, everyone’s got a natural interest in the Highest Court in the Land. So, in the midst of the 2023 fall term, we wanted to provide…

Updates on MICRA, Patient-Notice Rules, Abortion Law, and Medical Board

November 10, 2023

This update provides another overview of last year’s newly enacted bills, most of which have become effective this year. For our prior healthcare law update, click here. This installment looks at more new laws impacting (sometimes indirectly) healthcare providers. A Tip (or Rip) of The Cap Assembly Bill 35 was probably the biggest headline grabber…

New Healthcare Laws in 2023: Confidential Information, Gender Treatment, Telehealth & Referrals

October 3, 2023

Hopefully you received our prior newsletter. If not, you can see it here. It covered some of the new employment laws affecting California employers, including those in the healthcare industry. This edition focuses more specifically on some of the new healthcare laws in effect this year. Future newsletters will take a look at what is…

Mitigating the Risk of a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against a Medical Practice

October 1, 2019

San Diego Physician magazine, a publication of the San Diego County Medical Society, recently published an article authored by Founding Partner Jehan N. Jayakumar on steps medical practices can take to mitigate the risk of a sexual harassment lawsuit. The article discusses Business and Professions Code Section 726 and Business and Professions Code Section 729,…

Former USC Associate General Counsel Joins Carlson & Jayakumar LLP as Partner

June 26, 2019

Carlson & Jayakumar, LLP, a Southern California-based employment litigation and healthcare law firm, announced today that Lil G. Delcampo has joined the firm as Partner. “Lil’s extensive experience working with large healthcare organizations will be invaluable to our clients and our healthcare practice,” said Founding Partner, Keith W. Carlson. “We have worked closely with Lil…

Medscape publishes article co-authored by Founding Partner Keith W. Carlson and Senior Healthcare Attorney Kathy W. Nichols

March 22, 2019

Physicians and medical groups who mishandle a request for medical records or demands for overpayment run the risk of serious penalties. Medscape.com recently published an article co-authored by Founding Partner Keith W. Carlson and Senior Healthcare Attorney Kathy W. Nichols that provides 12 important tips for avoiding some of the common mistakes physicians and medical…

Senior Healthcare Attorney Kathy W. Nichols Elected to Chair of Healthcare Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association

February 28, 2019

Carlson & Jayakumar LLP, a Southern California-based law firm focused on employment litigation and healthcare law, announced today that Senior Healthcare Attorney, Kathy W. Nichols was elected Chair of the Healthcare Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA). “I am honored to be elected to chair the Healthcare Section of the OCBA,” said Nichols.…

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