On July 26, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a State Public Health Officer Order mandating that all healthcare facilities, including dental offices, ensure that unvaccinated personnel undergo at least weekly COVID-19 testing and wear appropriate personal protective…
Most of the regulatory guidance we provide to our customers includes a reference to “always follow manufacturers’ instructions for the safe and efficacious use” of a particular dental product or patient care device. A recent article posted on American Dental…
The abuse and diversion of opioids continues to be a serious public health problem in the United States.According to a recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 49,860 opioid overdose deaths occurred in the United…
On June 17th, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved revisions to the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) implemented last November 2020. These standards incorporate the latest California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidance on face…
June 15th, 2021, the anticipated reopening day for California, is fast approaching. However, this does not mean everything will immediately go back to pre-COVID-19 times. We have recently received inquiries from our clients about masking requirements for California businesses, which…
On June 3, 2021, the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) issued a new order, DCA-21-152, waiving license renewal requirements for dental professionals. This order extends the waiver for dental license renewal requirements six more months, until December 3, 2021…
Electronic prescribing becomes mandatory in 2022 under Assembly Bill 2789 passed in 2018. By January 2022, all healthcare practitioners authorized to issue prescriptions must be able to electronically transmit prescriptions for both controlled and non-controlled substances. The law, however, provides…
In early May, a cybercriminal organization named Darkside used ransomware to paralyze the Colonial Pipeline Co., prompting a shutdown of the 5,500 mile pipeline that carries 45% of the fuel used on the East Coast. This quickly led to a…
On May 13, 2021 the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) amended its Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People with two significant changes to the guidelines: Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask…
On April 29, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to update the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800—66, Revision 1, An Introductory…
