What Your Clients Need You to Know About Health Law COURSE

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1 What Your Clients Need You to Know About Health Law COURSE Hot Topics What Is HB 300, How Does It Affect My Practice, and What Do I Do to Follow the Rules? ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations) Including Health Care Collaboratives LIVE Dallas Hilton Park Cities February 13-14, 2014 What are they and how are they used? Who needs to consider them and why? Medicaid and Secondary Payor Issues in Litigation Employer Mandate - Decision Making in Providing Health Benefits to Employees The Health Insurance Marketplace in Texas Criminal Law Issues When Health Professionals Are Charged with a Crime MCLE CREDIT 13 HOURS (1.75 ETHICS)

2 TexasBarCLE presents What Your Clients Need You to Know About Health Law Cosponsored by the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Texas Purpose and Scope The Affordable Care Act is the law of the land, but what, exactly, does that mean for you and your practice? What rules are coming into effect, and when? How do you make sure your clients are in compliance if they are hospital administrators, employee benefits coordinators, or small businesses? What is the Health Insurance Marketplace in Texas? How do the new laws affect privacy issues? live Dallas February 13-14, 2014 Hilton Park Cities Hotel Register by January 30 and save $50! MCLE CREDIT 13 HOURS (1.75 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Health Law. Recognizing the need for comprehensive answers to these questions, our speakers come from all sides of the industry to help you guide your clients. The program topics address both current and future changes to the health care industry and will provide you with specific information on avoiding traps and pitfalls as well as securing the best possible coverage for your clients. Thursday 7 hours including 1 ethics 8:00 Registration - Coffee & Pastries Provided 8:50 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Lee A. Spangler, Austin Vice-President, Medical Economics Texas Medical Association 9:00 What Is HB 300, How Does It Affect My Practice, and What Do I Do to Follow the Rules? 1 hr ethics - Covered entites - Compliance - Identifying and responding to breaches Edward A. Goldner, San Antonio Law Offices of Ed Goldner Susan Renee Sullivan, McAllen Atlas & Hall 10:00 Break 10:15 ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations) Including Health Care Collaboratives.75 hr - What are they and how are they used? - Who needs to consider them and why? Lee A. Spangler, Austin Vice-President, Medical Economics Texas Medical Association 11:00 Nuts and Bolts of Medical Records.75 hr - Copy costs - Social Security records - Costs of affidavits - Appealing arbitrary provisions - What to do - How quickly can you get answers Kenda Brashear Dalrymple, Austin Carls McDonald & Dalrymple 11:45 Break - Lunch Provided 2

3 12:00 Luncheon Presentation: Commissioner s Perspective.5 hr Julia Jeffrey Rathgeber, Austin Commissioner Texas Department of Insurance 12:30 Break 12:45 Medicaid and Secondary Payor Issues in Litigation 1 hr Jay Harvey, Austin Winckler & Harvey 1:45 Tax Issues Related to the Health Care Act.75 hr - ACA tax deadlines - Reporting requirements Christopher Beinecke, Dallas Towers and Watson 2:30 Break 2:45 Employer Mandate - Decision Making in Providing Health Benefits to Employees 1 hr - Employer decisions - What is the responsibility of employees to get their own coverage - Tax issues Joshua Asher Sutin, San Antonio Cox Smith Matthews 3:45 The Health Insurance Marketplace in Texas.5 hr James Randolph Farris, M.D., Dallas Consortium Administrator Quality Improvement and Survey & Certification Operations Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 4:15 Criminal Law Issues When Health Professionals Are Charged with a Crime.75 hr Wayne D. Meissner, Austin Fitzgerald & Meissner 5:00 Adjourn Friday 6 hours including.75 ethics 8:00 Coffee & Pastries Provided 8:25 Announcements 8:30 Veterans Options for Benefits 1 hr Brian Walker, Fort Worth The Walker Law Firm 9:30 Health Law Regulatory Issues in Business Transactions.5 hr - TMB rules - Who gets rights to medical records? - Market values - When do I have to have a business evaluation for property? - Choice of entity Kathy Poppitt, Austin Cox Smith Matthews 10:00 Break 10:15 If the Feds Knock on Your Client s Door / Recent Healthcare Enforcement Initiatives in Texas.75 hr - What are your client s rights? - What records are sought? - Prepare a Plan of Action for your clients - Review of selected healthcare enforcement initiatives in Texas Gary W. Eiland, Houston King & Spalding LLP 3 11:00 Health Care Issues Through Divorce Decrees.75 hr - Which parent is responsible? - How do you write the decree? - How do you enforce the decree? Christopher Lake, Dallas Goranson Bain 11:45 Break - Lunch Provided 12:00 Luncheon Presentation: Practicing Law and Wellness: Modern Strategies for the Lawyer Dealing with Anxiety, Addiction and Depression.75 hr ethics Cameron Vann, Austin Texas Lawyers Assistance Program 12:45 Break 1:00 Background Checks, Social Media, and Other Arresting Developments 1 hr Katrina Grider, Cypress Katrina Grider & Associates 2:00 How to Get and Use Medical Records in Litigation.75 hr Hugh Mitchell Barton, III, Austin Attorney At Law 2:45 How Do I Counsel My Client on Health Care Coverage.5 hr - Who is the client? - Who is the navigator? - What do they do? - Tax consequences - When are subsidies available? Monica L. Piñon, Richardson Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas 3:15 Adjourn

4 fyi TexasBarCLE.com Ways to Save on This Course! Register by January 30, 2014, and Save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. Course materials and seating will be reserved for preregistrants until the start of the first topic. Health Law Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by January 30 (thereafter, save $25). Not a member? To join, sections@texasbar.com or phone , x1425. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee. Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Firm & Group Sales Manager Laura Angle at or laura.angle@texasbar.com. Need Financial Assistance to Attend? TexasBarCLE offers a limited number of scholarships to attend a live course, video replay, archived online class, or webcast, or to subscribe to our Online Library. To apply or to learn more, call Mon-Fri 8am-5pm CT to Sara at , x1490. Please apply at least four weeks prior to the CLE event. Reserve Your Hotel Room by January 22 Hotel rooms have been blocked at special rates on a space available basis. To make a reservation, contact the hotel and indicate that you will be attending this State Bar of Texas course. Dallas Live Hilton Park Cities Hotel 5954 Luther Lane Dallas, TX (214) $165 single/double Cutoff is January 22, 2014 The reserved block of rooms may fill up before the deadline. Act now! Active State and Texas-Area Federal Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Hearing Examiners, and Their Court Staff Attorneys May Attend for Free, Provided: (1) the course directly relates to the judge s tribunal s jurisdiction, (2) the judge is a full-time judge or retired under the judicial retirement system and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to receivers, trustees, other court staff, or persons serving part-time in a judicial capacity. Actual attendance is required in order to receive course materials. Parking Information for Attendees Not Staying at the Hotel is provided for the convenience of the attendees, is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of availability. Dallas: Registrants Self-parking is $5/ day at the Hilton Park Cities. Valet parking is $24/day. If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend, please contact us as soon as possible at , x1748. Registered But Can t Attend? Still Earn MCLE Credit and receive course materials by taking the course online later, in which case you ll automatically be sent the course materials. If you wish a refund instead, mail or fax ( ) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program. FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos and Mp3s of the Topics will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course. Provide your address when preregistering to be notified when and how these benefits may be accessed. (Note: Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised.) There s no extra charge; as a registrant, you re already entitled! Policy of Impartiality The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates. When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event, the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyone s candidacy. #TBCLEhealth Course Director Lee A. Spangler... Round Rock Planning Committee Hugh M. Barton III...Austin Edward A. Goldner...San Antonio Bhavani Madisetti-Vemireddy... Round Rock Bruce McCandless III...Austin Patricia L. Fuller McCandless...Austin Kathy Poppitt...Austin Susan R. Sullivan... McAllen Andrew W. Yung...Dallas Health Law Section of the State Bar of Texas Lee A. Spangler...Chair Wilson Gregory Jones... Vice Chair Denise Webb Glass... Chair-Elect Donna Schmerin Clark...Secretary Hilary Young... Immediate Past Chair TexasBarCLE Planning Team Kathy Reese...Program Planner Kim Maka... Program Coordinator Sheena Taylor...Written Materials Coordinator Denise Steusloff...Meeting Services Coordinator State Bar of Texas Lisa M. Tatum...President Cindy V. Tisdale... Chair of the Board Trey Apffel... President-Elect Buck Files... Immediate Past President Kristy Blanchard...TYLA President Deborah Bullion...Chair, CLE Committee Gary Nickelson...Chair, Board PDP Committee Michelle E. Hunter...Executive Director Patrick A. Nester... Director, TexasBarCLE 4

5 Registration Form W A Y S T O R E G I S T E R Online TexasBarCLE.com credit card only Phone , x1574 during business hours credit card only Fax credit card only Mail State Bar of Texas - CLE LB # P. O. Box Dallas, TX check or credit card Registering five or more? Laura Angle at laura.angle@texasbar.com for group discount information. Lawyers licensed 5 years or less take HALF OFF! What Your Clients Need You to Know About Health Law 8280 Register me for: What Your Clients Need You to Know About Health Law 1 2 Dallas LIVE, February 13-14, 2014 q Regular Registrant...$645 Take $50 OFF: Register by January 30, 2014 I want my course materials format to be: q Hard copy book as well as a PDF download of same (both formats included in registration fee) q PDF download ONLY so I ll take $25 OFF q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF..$ * * No discounts in Section 3 apply I may attend complimentary because I am a (see p. 4): q Qualifying judge q Court staff attorney Registration includes Coffee, pastries and lunch each day Convenient access to power strips bring your laptop Complimentary wireless connection available 3 4 I m entitled to 1 or 2 discounts on the course: q $50 OFF because I m registering by the Register by date at the left. (If by mail, date of postmark will be determinative.) $25 OFF because (choose 1 box only) I m a member of the q Health Law Section q State Bar College q Paralegal Division I can t attend. Just send course materials. FREE Shipping & Handling q Hard copy book $155 To order a discounted PDF download of course materials (available 4-6 weeks after the course), search Publications at TexasBarCLE.com. 5 My total is $. I am paying by: q Check (enclosed) payable to the State Bar of Texas for $ q Visa q MasterCard q AMEX q Discover PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Account No. Exp. Date Name on card (Please print) Signature State Bar Membership No. Registrant Name Firm Name/Court Address for Bar-Related Mail City/State Zip Phone ( ) Fax ( ) (required for registrant s PDF download option): A confirmation of your registration will be sent to the address you provide. Plus 8.25% sales tax on total. Please include sales tax or attach an exemption certificate. Book orders are filled and shipped 4-6 weeks after the live program. A bill will be sent unless a credit card charge is authorized on this form. For information on audio CDs of course topics, contact our DVD CLE service at , x1575. Mp3 files of topics will be downloadable from TexasBarCLE.com 6-8 weeks after the course. QUESTIONS? , ext

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