Dominic Villa has kindly pointed out a recent amendment to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), as follows:
35.3B Use of generative artificial intelligence in affidavits
(1) Generative artificial intelligence must not be used to generate the content of an affidavit.
(2) An affidavit must include a statement that generative artificial intelligence was not
In June 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, marking the largest coordinated healthcare fraud enforcement action in DOJ history. The sweep included charges against a range of actors including alleged transnational criminal organizations, providers of allegedly fraudulent wound care, alleged prescription opioid traffickers, alleged telemedicine, and
On August 6, 2025, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) at ONC publicly announced its release of the TEFCA Organizational Map, a beta search tool that allows users to look up which organizations are participating in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). For the first time, the public can search by
On 2 July, 2025, the European Commission published its EU Life Sciences Strategy (the ‘Strategy’), setting out a roadmap to position the European Union (EU) as a global leader in life sciences by 2030.
For pharmaceutical, MedTech, and biotech companies, the Strategy may, at least in theory, represent a positive shift towards a more innovation-driven
Much has been written about the healthcare policy changes implemented by the 2025 Trump administration. President Trump has issued numerous Executive Orders that establish new policies and rescind actions taken by previous administrations. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is overhauling and refocusing Health & Human Services. Dr. Mehmet Oz is implementing new policies at the Center
On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new Health Technology Ecosystem Initiative—a collaborative effort between government and industry to unlock innovation by modernizing healthcare data flows among patients, providers, payers, and technology platforms. The new initiative does not contemplate any
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the launch of the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model – a six-year pilot program designed to reduce Medicare spending on select “wasteful (low-value) services shown to have little to no clinical value.” The WISeR Model will run from January 1, 2026, through December
The epidemic of out-of-control generative artificial intelligence in litigation filings has metastasized to a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit against a group of Utah anesthesiologists. On July 25, Mountain West Anesthesia, LLC and individual defendants in the case moved to bar the testimony of a medical billing expert whose report was riddled with AI-generated errors,
Welcome to the latest installment of Arnold & Porter’s Virtual and Digital Health Digest. This digest covers key virtual and digital health regulatory and public policy developments during June and early July 2025 from the United Kingdom and European Union.
There has been a flurry of new guidance from the Medical Device Coordination Group this month,
The medical spa industry is thriving, but with growth comes complexity, particularly in New Jersey where healthcare and professional licensing rules intersect with business and real-estate regulations. For physicians, nurses, or allied health professionals exploring a new medical spa venture, expanding an existing practice, or preparing for a sale, understanding the state’s unique requirements is