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Ketamine Telehealth: Some More Updates

Ketamine telehealth has been a wild ride these last few years. Every few months I give an update, and every time I do, things seem to change dramatically. For example, in just a few short weeks in February 2023, the situation went from “bad” to “good” (at least sort of) as it became clear that

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Updates for Ketamine Telehealth

A few weeks ago, we held a webinar about ketamine regulation and the future of psychedelic medicine (for a recording, click here). At the time, there were big changes on the horizon for ketamine telehealth. In the last few weeks, there have been a few pretty significant developments that merit some attention. For some background,

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Webinar Recap: Ketamine Regulations & The Future of Therapeutic Psychedelic Medicines

On April 12th, Hilary Bricken moderated our firm’s webinar titled “Current Ketamine Regulations & The Future of Psychedelic Medicines.” In that webinar, Hilary, Griffen Thorne, and I (Ethan Minkin) discussed the new proposed telehealth regulations from the DEA regarding the Ryan Haight Act of 2008 that will undoubtedly affect the ketamine telehealth industry. We also discussed

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FREE WEBINAR: Ketamine Regulations & The Future of Therapeutic Psychedelic Medicines

Click HERE to register for our upcoming FREE Q&A webinar on ketamine regulations and the future of therapeutic psychedelic medicines! In the next few years, the FDA will likely approve drug formulations containing psilocybin and MDMA. While there are still many unknowns concerning how psilocybin and MDMA-based drug therapies will be regulated, we believe that

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Good News for Ketamine Telehealth

Over the last year and change, I’ve written quite a bit about how the ketamine telehealth industry was in store for a rude awakening when the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration ended. My most recent post, entitled “Bad News for Ketamine Telehealth” predicted an imminent shakeup in the industry due to the looming end

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Utah Ketamine Clinic Update

Last summer, my colleague, Ethan Minkin, published a post entitled “Utah Ketamine Clinics Face New Patient Monitoring Law.” The law in question applied a host of new requirements on anesthesia or sedation providers, which created a series of hurdles for ketamine clinics. A few weeks ago, a Utah state legislator submitted a bill that would

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Bad News for Ketamine Telehealth

Earlier this week, President Joe Biden’s administration made an announcement that signals potential bad news for the ketamine telehealth industry. Effective May 11, 2023, the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration will end. This is likely to plunge the entire ketamine telehealth industry into chaos in the coming months. If you are unfamiliar with

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Psychedelics Webinar Recap

Last week, we presented a psychedelics webinar entitled “How to Protect Your Psychedelics Business.” The panelists were Paul Coble from our Phoenix office), me (Griffen Thorne from our Los Angeles office), and Graham Pechenik of Calyx Law in San Francisco. In the webinar, we presented on business law and intellectual property issues that will affect

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Ketamine Telehealth and the Looming Public Health Emergency Deadline

In early 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) declared a public health emergency (PHE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. DHHS extended the PHE numerous times over the last few years, most recently on July 15, 2022 for a period of 90 days. The PHE will expire on October 13, 2022

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Utah Ketamine Clinics Face New Patient Monitoring Law

Earlier this year, Utah passed a law that will directly impact ketamine clinics. The new law is entitled “Anesthesia and sedation requirements – Unprofessional conduct – Whistleblower protection.” Ut. St. § 58-1-510. The new law is effective as of May 4, 2022, but the implementing regulations have been passed or implemented yet. We believe that