Stacey Callaghan
Subscribe to Stacey Callaghan's PostsStacey Callaghan counsels healthcare entities, healthcare technology companies, data companies, and private equity entities as they navigate transactional, regulatory, and compliance issues. She focuses on assisting clients on matters including data privacy and protection requirements under HIPAA and other privacy laws, data breach investigations and compliance, and data sharing, licensing, and de-identification arrangements. Stacey also assists clients in developing telemedicine strategies and documenting agreements given the evolving digital health regulatory landscape. Read Stacey L. Callaghan's full bio.
States Move to Regulate Telehealth-Related Youth Services
By Stacey Callaghan and Abby Higgins on Oct 19, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Numerous states—including Louisiana, Ohio, California, Tennessee and New Jersey—have been finalizing rulemaking and legislation that create or amend professional practice standards to incorporate telehealth. Several of these states have also proposed regulations or laws related to the provision of care to youths. Read more here.
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OCR Issues Proposed Rule to Modify HIPAA Privacy Rule to Include Explicit Protections for Reproductive Healthcare
By Stacey Callaghan, Jiayan Chen, Caroline Reignley, Scott Weinstein and Dexter Golinghorst on Apr 20, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
On April 12, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking detailing its proposal to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule (Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule comes as a part of the Biden administration’s response to the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
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Abortion Questions Swirl Over Health Lawyers in Post-Roe World
By Stacey Callaghan and David Quinn Gacioch on Jul 27, 2022
Posted In Benefit Controversies, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, health lawyers have been busy making sense of the legal implications of the court’s landmark ruling. In this Law360 article, McDermott Partners Stacey Callaghan and David Gacioch offer insight into the myriad of questions they’ve received from hospitals, pharmacies, telemedicine platforms, investors and other players...
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State Abortion Bans Signal Chaos for Providers
By Stacey Callaghan and David Quinn Gacioch on Jul 8, 2022
Posted In Benefit Controversies, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will generate a minefield of legal and criminal implications for healthcare providers, according to this Healthcare Dive article. McDermott Partners Stacey Callaghan and David Gacioch offer insight into what these restrictive state laws could mean for providers. Access the article.
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Conflicting State Laws and ‘Unpredictable’ Enforcement Await Providers in Post-Roe America
By Stacey Callaghan on Jun 30, 2022
Posted In Benefit Controversies, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security
In the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, legal experts say health systems and providers must immediately review their operations and prepare for potential enforcement by state prosecutors. According to this article published in Fierce Healthcare, McDermott Partner Stacey Callaghan said organizations should consult with counsel “as soon as...
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Preparing for the Demise of Roe v. Wade and the Criminalization of Abortion in Some US States: Practical Considerations for a Post-Roe World
By David Quinn Gacioch, Stacey Callaghan, Dana McSherry, Caroline Reignley, Paul Thompson and Sarah Raaii on Jun 15, 2022
Posted In Benefit Controversies, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Sometime in the next several weeks, the Supreme Court of the United States will issue its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dobbs). Based on the draft majority opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito that was leaked to Politico in early May, there is a significant chance that the Court will overrule Roe v. Wade (Roe) and Planned Parenthood...
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50-State Survey | Rules Governing Telehealth Modalities and Patient-Provider Relationships
By Amanda Enyeart, Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. and Stacey Callaghan on Sep 29, 2021
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Telehealth’s state-by-state regulatory patchwork means that healthcare providers must navigate a variety of regulations that govern which types of care can be provided by virtual means, and even what modalities can be used in different care settings. McDermott’s recent 50-state survey explores the standard and requirements that physicians and nurse practitioners must follow when prescribing...
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