AMDbearslayer

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Can anyone tell me how do a regulatory product compliance specialist keeps track of or monitors changes in regulatory standards or updates for the product compliance at both federal and state level? Do they use any research tool or subscribe to any newsletter from federal and state website? Need insight. Kindly help. #product compliance #regulatory affairs #product safety and compliance

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mdc3 Mar 28

There’s a few options. First question though: are you an in house attorney with AMD? If not, I’d reach out to them, as they likely have a process setup to monitor exactly what you’re looking for. That aside: State by state: you need to figure out what agency in each stage regulates your product. Usually, you can sign up for emails from the agency whenever new rules are proposed (although these most likely won’t be specific to your product, so you’ll get alerts for rules that have nothing to do with you. The state legislature can/may also make regulatory changes. You can set up keyword alerts on some state legislative websites. This is the same at the federal level: figure out the agency, set up alerts when new rules are proposed (although the federal process is a lot more complex than a particular state’s process). This is obviously a lot of work on the front end, but it only costs your time and you aren’t relying on anyone else. Engage a national law firm: law firms with a national presence will have boots on the ground in every/most states that monitor rules and new legislation and inform you of the same. For legislation this is relatively simple and the fee shouldnt be to high (relatively). Agency based rules are usually treated differently fee wise though. Industry Mag/newsletter/publication: if the industry is big enough there are often industry news pubs (usually requiring a subscription) that have these type of alerts. These are ok for a “heads up” aspect, but not the “what it means” part. Following reporters on X that cover your industry is always a good move, as sometimes you’ll catch things that way (but obviously this isn’t a substitute for any of the above 3).