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Effective January 1, 2023, California Assembly Bill 1278 requires California-licensed physicians and surgeons, including physicians and surgeons licensed under the Medical Practice Act...

Effective January 1, 2023, California Assembly Bill 1278 requires California-licensed physicians and surgeons, including physicians and surgeons licensed under the Medical Practice Act or the Osteopathic Act (but excluding physicians and surgeons working in a hospital emergency room), to provide each patient at the initial office visit a written or electronic notice of the Open Payments database.…

California Assembly Bill 1278, requires a physician and surgeon defined as a physician and surgeon licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act or an osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California under the Osteopathic Act.

A new California law (AB 1278) will require physicians and their employers to provide patients with several forms of notices about the Open Payments database, starting January 1, 2023.

A new California law (AB 1278) will require physicians and their employers to provide patients with several forms of notices about the Open Payments database, starting January 1, 2023. The law is intended to increase patients’ awareness of the Open Payments database so they can make informed decisions about drugs and devices prescribed by their physician. This blog post provides an overview of the Open Payments Program, what exactly California's AB 1278 entails, and the implications of th...

A new California law (AB 1278) will require physicians and their employers to provide patients with several forms of notices about the Open Payments database, starting January 1, 2023....

New California law will require physicians and employers to provide patients with several forms of notice about Open Payments database starting January 2023. Law is intended to increase patient awareness of database to make informed decisions about drugs and devices.