Add the Health Care Staffing Compliance Preconference Program to Your Registration
Preconference Agenda
Subject to change
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-582-1234
1–1:15 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Toby Malara, Esq., vp, government relations, American Staffing Association
1:15–2 p.m.
The Regulatory Landscape: Fragmentation, Reform, and Risk
Panelist details coming soon
Health care staffing firms are operating in an increasingly fragmented regulatory environment. This session provides a high-level overview of federal and state legislative and regulatory developments shaping the industry, with a focus on how divergent policies are affecting staffing models, geographic reach, and growth strategies. Panelists will discuss reform efforts and enforcement trends in key states such as Minnesota, Rhode Island, New York, and Illinois, and examine how regulatory complexity is evolving differently across travel, allied, locum tenens, and international staffing. Attendees will gain insight into managing risk while maintaining national scale and operational flexibility.
2–3 p.m.
Clinician Compacts and Compliance: Expanding Access Without Breaking the Model
Panelist details coming soon
Expanded clinician mobility, licensure compacts, and evolving accreditation standards are creating new deployment opportunities while increasing compliance and operational risk for health care staffing firms. This deep-dive discussion will address
- the current state of nurse licensure compacts
- temporary employment licensing authorization registration questions, and
- state licensing and reporting developments affecting locum tenens, rapid response and short-term placements, labor disruption, and international assignments
Panelists also will examine upcoming Joint Commission changes, including the 2026 National Performance Goals and rising scrutiny around professional classification and enforcement. Attendees will gain practical insight into balancing speed, access, quality, and regulatory risk while maintaining operational agility and scalability.
3–3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15–4 p.m.
Technology, Platforms, and AI: Staffing in a Digitally Accelerated Market
Panelist details coming soon
Technology is transforming health care staffing more quickly than regulation can keep pace. This session examines how digital platforms, apps, and emerging technologies are reshaping clinician engagement, staffing models, and risk exposure. Panelists discuss the rise of platform-based staffing, including the use of 1099 clinicians, misclassification risks, and practical compliance guardrails. The session also explores the growing role of artificial intelligence in health care, including clinicians’ use of tools like ChatGPT, and the implications for staffing firms related to quality, liability, clinician expectations, and client relationships.
4–5 p.m.
Margins, Legal Risk, and Workforce Supply: The Business Model Under Pressure
Panelist details coming soon
Health care staffing firms face sustained margin pressure, legal risk, and workforce supply constraints. This session explores how organizations are adapting through pricing discipline, cost management, and portfolio diversification. Panelists will examine workforce supply challenges, including current H-1B visa rules and the availability of health care-specific exemptions, as well as the legal landscape shaping business risk. Topics include arbitration agreements, recent Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) developments, and emerging litigation and enforcement trends. The discussion will focus on how staffing firms are evolving their business models to remain competitive and compliant in a changing market.
5–6:30 p.m.
Networking Reception
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