Responding to “enhanced understanding in this area” and “comments from stakeholders regarding the importance of embryos to individuals and couples seeking access to donated embryos,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a final rule amending regulations “regarding donor …

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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has issued a proposed rule (81 Fed. Reg. 39448, 6/16/16) to modernize and revise requirements hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid.  [See “Conditions of Participation” …

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued two rules on “how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, Pub. Law 101-336, 7/26/90) and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA, Pub. L. 110-233, 5/21/08) apply …

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