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The Government Affairs Committee serves as a permanent volunteer committee that proactively monitors and assesses evolving state and federal government policy initiatives that are of relevance to the healthcare marketing research profession.
The below resources have been developed and are continually updated to keep PMRG members apprised of the most current regulatory issues impacting healthcare marketing research. If you're not a current PMRG member, see our Membership Information page.
Members must log in to see the resource links on the right side of this page.
Through these resources, PMRG members may access easy-to-read documents that describe the current status of federal and state regulation of incentive payments that marketing research companies make to healthcare providers, as follows:
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PMRG Member News Flash - February 8, 2013
NEW FEDERAL RULE SUSTAINS SUNSHINE ACT'S BENEFITS
PMRG is pleased to advise its members that the newly issued federal rule implementing the Physician Payment Sunshine Act materially confirms that marketing research honoraria paid to physicians need not be publicly reported.
Log in to see the link to the full explanation, link will appear on the top right of this page.
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HCP Payment Snapshot
This document contains the most basic summary of the current regulatory status. New content as of May 13, 2013
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FAQ
This document contains a more complete description of the regulatory status, in FrequentlyAsked Questions format. New content as of February 25, 2013
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Bill Tracker
This document, in two parts, displays the status of current and proposed state laws, respectively – containing more technical legal descriptions of those items, as well as links to the full texts of the pertinent state statutes, rules, regulations and pending bills. (Statutes are laws that have been passed by legislatures and are in force. Rules and regulations are expansions or commentaries on the statutes that are typically promulgated by executive branch regulatory agencies, and are also in force. Bills are proposed statutes that have not yet been enacted.)
Some of PMRG's data in this document comes from State Net, a private legislative tracking service to which PMRG subscribes. PMRG has included in this document its own evaluation as to the respective laws' "risk levels" – high, medium or low – for the marketing research industry.
New content as of May 13, 2013
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Please note the following important qualifications and restrictions regarding the use of these documents:
1. The information provided in the documents is for guidance and informational purposes only. Some of the content may be subject to fast-moving developments that could materially change the stated conclusions and perspectives. Also, some of the proposed and actual laws underlying the content may be susceptible to various interpretations. In addition, the listing of pertinent laws (particularly pending laws) may be incomplete – PMRG’s information turns in part on its feed from State Net and on other sources of supply, which themselves do not purport to be complete. In any event, the documents are not intended to be a substitute for legal advice. PMRG encourages all readers to consult with private legal counsel regarding the interpretation of any proposed and actual laws and their applicability to any particular fact situations in the conduct of their businesses. PMRG will not be legally responsible for any reader's reliance on the contents of these documents.
2. The documents are copyrighted by and proprietary to PMRG. They are being shared with PMRG's members solely for use in their respective businesses. Members may not share the documents outside of their businesses, except with their outside legal counsel.
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