Hospital Consolidation and Maternal Health: What Lawyers Need to Know
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WHO WE ARE
Through the Health Law Section you will have the opportunity to meet and network with other health law attorneys, as well as have access to many great benefits specific to your area of practice.
SECTION BENEFITS
- Earn CLE credit and learn at our New York-specific and high-quality educational programs and networking events.
- Join a committee for professional growth opportunities — the Health Law Section has more than a dozen substantive committees that provide members with opportunities to learn about specific practice areas — and work to influence the laws that can affect your practice.
- Membership at your fingertips — participate on the Section’s private online community, to post requests for guidance and referrals from health law attorneys from across the state.
SECTION CONTENT
The Section’s newsletter, the Health Law Journal, features peer-written substantive articles relating to the practice of health law on various topics, including the Family Health Care Decisions Act, HIPAA, nursing homes, managed care, mental health, medical ethics, and long-term care.
SECTION COMMITTEES
Health Law Section members may join any of the Section’s committees at no additional charge. Click the tab marked ‘Section Committees’ to find a full list of committees.
Current Health Law Section members may join a committee by updating your NYSBA member profile online.
Important Notice About Committee Memberships
Section committee memberships are self-managed. Please confirm your committee memberships when renewing your Health Law Section dues to ensure that you continue to receive all communications, meeting details, and any community access. Failure to confirm this information may result in your being removed from the committee member rosters.
The Health Law Section has been in the forefront of introducing, monitoring and evaluating legal developments in the area of Health Law at both federal and New York State levels.
Current NYSBA Members may join the Health Law Section by updating their member profiles online at https://www.sso.nysba.org/ or by calling NYSBA’s Member Resource Center direct at 1-800-582-2452.
CONTACT US
To learn more about this Section, please contact Bridget Donlon.
bdonlon@nysba.org
(518) 487-5531
Please do not contact the Section liaison with a request for legal advice or an attorney referral. You can instead visit our ‘Public Resources’ or ‘Lawyer Referral Service’ page for this type of request.
Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD
Yeshiva University
On June 1st, 2024, Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, PhD, JD, MPH, assumed the role of Chair of the New York State Bar Association Health Law Section. Dr. Morrissey moves into this role after serving in numerous leadership roles both in the Health Law Section and in the wider New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Concentrating her practice in health and public health law, Dr. Morrissey has served as past Chair of the Section’s Public Health Law Committee and in several officer roles. She has also been honored to serve during the pandemic as chair of the Health Law Section’s COVID Task Force as well as the NYSBATask Force on Mandatory Vaccination, and most recently, as chair of the NYSBA Task Force on Medical Aid in Dying.
During her term as Health Law Section Chair, Mary Beth will bring a heightened focus to bear on the intersections of law, jurisprudence, and science in her work with colleagues in the Section and the wider bar. An issue close to Mary Beth’s heart is the current public health crisis in Maternal Health in the United States that is disproportionately affecting Black mothers – the subject of the next Special Issue of the Health Law Journal.
In her career at the Wurzweiler School of Yeshiva University, Dr. Morrissey holds the appointment of Associate Professor and Director of the PhD Program in Social Welfare Policy. She is a well-known gerontological health researcher, scholar, and public policy expert on a diverse range of issues including immigration; health care; long-term care; hospice, palliative and end-of-life care; and elder abuse. She also holds leadership roles in the American Psychological Association, The Gerontological Society of America, and the New York State Society on Aging.
Mary Beth resides in White Plains with her husband Ed and her dog Milo, and enjoys visits with her five adult children Dr. Mary Breda Morrissey, Kathleen Morrissey, Kerianne Morrissey, Esq., Teddy Morrissey, and John Morrissey, and her four grandchildren Mary Ann, Jean Pierre, Claire, and Margaret Jacquet.
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Online Community
Committee Roster
Kenneth M. Abell, Esq.
Member
Abell Eskew Landau LLP
Mr. Donald L. Abrams
Member
CRF
Andria Adigwe, Esq.
Member
Buchanan Ingersoll Rooney
Vivian Adimkpayah Obiamalu, Esq., Ll.m.
Member
Adimkpayah Obiamalu Law Firn
Alexander Benjamin Adler, Esq.
Member
Mitchell A. Adler, Md, Jd, Mph
Member
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Ayanna Agarrat, J.d.
Member
Rummana Alam, Esq.
Member
University Of Illinois College Of Law
Laura M. Alfredo, Esq.
Member
Greater New York Hospital Association
Colleen M. Allen, Esq.
Member
Independent Health
Ms. Courtney L. Alpert
Member
Napierski VanDenburgh Napierski & O'Connor LLP
Edmund R. Altone, Esq.
Member
Mr. Craig W. Anderson
Member
Annamaria Anselmo, Esq.
Member
Northwell Health
Mr. Marc Anthony Antonucci
Member
Center For Disability Services
Ms. Mary Theresa Aperance
Member
Rivkin Radler LLP
Jolie Apicella
Member
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Health Law Section Publications
Newly released issues are restricted to Section & Committee Members only for the first 90 days, after which they become available to all members.
Health Law Journal
The Health Law Journal features peer-reviewed substantive articles relating to the practice of health law on various topics including the Family Health Care Decisions Act, HIPAA, nursing homes, managed care, mental health, medical ethics, and long-term care. Also included are regular features on recent cases, legislation and publications, as well as updates on Section activities. Edited by Cassandra DiNova, Esq., the Health Law Journal is published by the Health Law Section and distributed to Section members free of charge.
The Journal is published as a benefit for members of the Health Law Section and is copyrighted by the New York State Bar Association.
The Health Law Journal encourages article submissions on topics of interest to members of the Section. Writing an article for a NYSBA Section publication is a great way to get your name out in the legal community and advertise your knowledge. Our authors are respected state-wide for their legal expertise in such areas as HIPAA, nursing homes, managed care, mental health, medical ethics and long-term care.
Article Library
Looking for specific articles from our issues? Explore our library of individual articles, available from current and past editions.
View article libraryHealth Law Section Reports
Please find attached the Health Law Section COVID-19 Resolutions, as clarified and revised since June 2020. These revised Resolutions will be submitted to the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) House of Delegates (HOD) for review, consideration and formal action on November 7th , 2020.
Also attached is the full Health Law Section COVID-19 Report which was submitted to the HOD for its June 13th meeting. The attached version, revised September 20th, reflects technical corrections. The Health Law Section COVID-19 Report is provided for information and reference, and not for the purposes of consideration by the HOD at its November meeting.
April 3, 2018
Proposed Department of Health Rule by the NYSBA Health Law Section – The proposed rule would revise: 10 NYCRR 58.1.8: Results of tests to be reported only to physicians or other authorized persons. This proposal would revise New York State regulations to allow research laboratories to disclose research findings that arise in an Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved study, and that may be clinically significant, to the health care provider designated by the study subject.
September 2009
Summary Report on Healthcare Costs: Legal Issues, Barriers and Solutions
Health Law Section Committee
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CLE Committee (Health Law)
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Diversity Committee (Health Law)
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E-Health and Information Systems Committee
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Ethics of Health Care Committee
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Executive Committee (Health Law)
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Legislative Committee (Health Law)
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Litigation Committee (Health Law)
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Long-Term Care Committee (Health Law)
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Medical Research and Biotechnology Committee
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Membership Committee (Health Law)
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OMIG Task Force
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Payment, Enforcement, and Compliance Committee
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Professional Discipline Committee (Health Law)
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Providers and In-House Counsel in Health Care Committee
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Public Health Committee
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Telehealth and Telemedicine
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Young Lawyers Committee (Health Law)
SUMMER DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IN HEALTH LAW APPLICATION DEADLINE
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Health Law Diversity Fellowship Program was developed in 2011 by the Health Law Section as part of the New York State Bar Association’s Diversity Challenge to develop and execute initiatives to increase the diversity of its membership, leadership and programs.
The Fellowship is operated in partnership with and administered by the New York State Bar Foundation. The primary goal of the Diversity Summer Fellowship in Health Law is to increase the representation of lawyers and students from a diverse range of health law backgrounds due to the ambition of NYSBA’s Diversity Challenge and provide students an opportunity to experience health law practice.
Eligibility – Law student from a diverse background must be enrolled in a New York State accredited law school.
Length – 8 weeks
Paid Stipend – $6,000
Apply Here: Download application (PDF)
Application Deadline – The application deadline is Monday, December 9, 2024
For more information, please email: ldorr@tnybf.org, and please include ‘Health Law Fellowship’ on the subject line.
Past Recipients
Learn about all previous Fellowship Recipients by clicking the link below.
Health Law Section Bylaws
Health Law Curriculum
Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) Resource Center
Health Opinion Letters
Legal Links of Interest
Health Law Section at Annual Meeting 2025
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