Marshall E. Jackson, Jr.
Subscribe to Marshall E. Jackson, Jr.'s PostsMarshall E. Jackson, Jr. focuses his practice on transactional and regulatory counseling for clients in the health care industry, as well as advises clients on the legal, regulatory and compliance aspects of digital health. Marshall provides counseling and advice to hospitals and health systems, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, post/sub-acute providers, physician practices, and other public and private health care companies in a variety of complex transactions and health regulatory compliance matters. Read Marshall Jackson's full bio.
More Federal Legislation Aimed at Expanding Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services
By McDermott Will & Emery, Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Apr 11, 2017
Posted In Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, General Interest, Telehealth
Late last month, Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced Senate Bill 787, the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act (Telehealth Improvement Act), which is focused on expanding Medicare’s currently limited coverage of telehealth services and opportunities for innovation. The Telehealth Improvement Act would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)...
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Utah Provides Structure to Telehealth, Expands Access to Mental Health in Proposed Bill
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 13, 2017
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
Utah is one of the many states that started off 2017 with proposals to change its existing telehealth laws and regulations. Proposed Utah HB 154 (the Proposed Bill), endorsed by Ken Ivory and Allen Christensen, amends the regulatory infrastructure for telehealth, with a focus on mental health. Two of the key components of the Proposed...
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Texas to Take a Leap Forward in Telehealth – A Proposed Bill Drops the Controversial In-Person Evaluation Requirement
By McDermott Will & Emery, Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 9, 2017
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
Texas telehealth requirements will significantly change in the near future if Texas Senate Bill 1107 is passed into law, as it removes the controversial “face-to-face” or in-person consultation requirement to establish a physician-patient relationship and lawfully provide telehealth and telemedicine services within the state. This bill comes after a six-year-long battle between telemedicine stakeholders and...
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Arkansas is at it Again! Telemedicine Regulation in Arkansas Undergoes Additional Change
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 6, 2017
Posted In Telehealth
Arkansas currently has one of the most restrictive telemedicine environments in the country, and was one of the last states to require an in-person examination to form a provider-patient relationship. Prior to September 2016, Arkansas telemedicine laws required an initial in-person encounter to establish a valid physician-patient relationship. In September 2016, the state expanded the...
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Congress Continues to Focus on Integrating Telehealth Solutions into Healthcare Delivery
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Dec 7, 2016
Posted In Telehealth
On December 6, 2016, the House passed the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (S. 2873) (the ECHO Act), which was unanimously passed by the Senate on November 29, 2016. The ECHO Act seeks to expand the use of health care technology and programming to connect underserved communities and populations with critical health care services....
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Bipartisan Legislation Proposes Telehealth Solutions for Effective Chronic Disease Management
By Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Nov 28, 2016
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
Collaborative efforts between congressional offices and various health care stakeholders, as well as the feedback provided in response to the Bipartisan CHRONIC Care Working Group Policy Options Document released in December of 2015, have driven the Senate Finance Committee to introduce a draft of bipartisan legislation known as the CHRONIC Care Act, which seeks to...
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FTC Weighs-in on Telehealth, Comments on Delaware’s Occupational Therapy Practice Rule
By McDermott Will & Emery, Ashley Fischer, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Sep 15, 2016
Posted In General Interest, Mobile Apps, Telehealth
On August 3, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff submitted public comments regarding the Delaware Board of Occupational Therapy Practice’s proposed regulation for the provision of occupational therapy services via telehealth in Delaware (the Proposed Regulation). The FTC’s comments to the Proposed Regulation follow its comments to Alaska’s telehealth legislation earlier this year and evidence its...
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FTC Weighs-in on Telehealth: Providing Comments Regarding Alaska’s Proposed Licensure and Standard of Care Requirements
By McDermott Will & Emery, Ashley Fischer, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on May 12, 2016
Posted In Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, General Interest, Telehealth
In March 2016, the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) staff submitted public comments regarding the telehealth provisions of a proposed state bill in Alaska demonstrating the FTC’s continued focus on health care competition and general discouragement of anti competitive conduct in health care markets, with a renewed interest and focus on telehealth.
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States Begin 2016 with the Expansion of Telehealth Services
By Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Jan 6, 2016
Posted In Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, General Interest
As we enter into the new year, the health industry continues to see expanded access to telehealth services. After a whirlwind 2015 in which we saw over 200 telehealth-related bills introduced in 42 states, New York and Connecticut emerge as the first states in 2016 to implement laws that expand patients’ access to telehealth services....
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