Surprise Billing: Patient Protection Etched into Law
Accredited for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Friday, Dec. 17, 2021
Noon – 1 p.m. ET
Fee:
Members: Free
Nonmembers: $75
Registration required
Program description:
In this just-in-time CME webinar, experienced health care attorneys from Krieg DeVault, LLP, will discuss the requirements put in place by the federal No Surprises Act when it takes effect on Jan. 1, 2022. This legislation, which protects patients from unexpected medical costs, will require health care providers to post notices of patient rights, issue good-faith estimates of charges and obtain patient consent for certain out-of-network costs. This presentation focuses on provider operations and will cover the essential forms and new provisions that health care providers must understand.
If you cannot attend the live session, please note that this webinar will be archived on the ISMA OnlineTM mobile app for on-demand viewing.
Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the operational requirements relating to surprise billing forms and good faith estimates.
- Distinguish elements of draft form documents that are essential to conforming with the surprise billing laws.
- Employ operational changes needed to comply with the surprise billing laws.
Speakers:
Brandon Shirley
Senior Counsel
Krieg DeVault LLP
Grant Achenbach
Associate Attorney
Krieg DeVault LLP
About our speakers:
Brandon W. Shirley has a diverse knowledge of Federal and State regulations. He has extensive experience with State and Federal Medicaid laws, regulations, policies, waiver programs, audits, and administrative appeals having previously served in top-level legal positions with the State of Indiana. His practice extends to Medicaid managed care policies, audits, and disputes. He has additional experience with Medicare and Medicaid pharmacy issues, including 340B drug pricing, telehealth and telemedicine, State and Federal site surveys, Department of Health and licensure issues, and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Mr. Shirley specializes in Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse laws, including establishing arrangements that comply with the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law.
Grant Achenbach is an Associate attorney and lobbyist in the firm’s Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy Practice. Mr. Achenbach represents the firm’s clients before the Indiana General Assembly and state administrative agencies, advising clients on legislative and executive branch lobbying strategy, policy development, and coalition building. His lobbying experience has involved a wide array of health care issues, including medical malpractice liability, telehealth, employment contracting, health insurance matters, scope of practice and licensure, and health care price transparency requirements. Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Mr. Achenbach served as the Director of Government Relations for the Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA). While at the ISMA, he represented the interests of Indiana’s physicians and physician groups and was responsible for developing and implementing the ISMA’s yearly legislative agenda.
CME information
Designation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) designates this live webinar for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Disclosure: In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, educational programs sponsored by the ISMA must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. Prior to the activity, all faculty, authors, editors and planning committee members participating in an ISMA-sponsored activity are required to disclose to attendees any relevant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services that are discussed in an educational activity.
There are no relevant financial relationships to identify, mitigate or disclose because the content of this activity is non-clinical in nature.
Note: While offering the CME credit hours listed in these pages, these activities are not intended to provide extensive training in a field.
If you have questions, contact ISMA Continuing Medical Education staff at 800-257-4762 or seminars@ismanet.org.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Dec. 17, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. ET
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