Add the Health Care Staffing Compliance Preconference Program to Your Registration
You do not have to be currently operating in the health care staffing sector to register. Preconference attendees will come away with important legal and legislative updates that affect a major sector of the staffing industry, including federal and state efforts to regulate staffing agencies with health care lines of business; top current and forthcoming legal issues in health care staffing; and current best practices for compliance and growth.
The preconference registration rate is an additional $200 and you must first register for the Staffing Law & Compliance Conference in order to add the preconference program.
Questions? Contact Katie McGilvery in the ASA events department at 703-253-1147.
Preconference Agenda
Subject to change
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The Westin Washington, DC, Downtown
(formerly the Renaissance Hotel)
999 9th St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-898-9000
1–1:15 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Toby Malara, Esq., vice president, government relations, American Staffing Association
1:15–2 p.m.
Panel Discussion: You’ve Got This! Lessons From the Last Year of Health Care Staffing Litigation
Panelists: Jessica Chasin, Esq., associate general counsel, legal & compliance, AMN Healthcare; Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum, Esq., partner, Akerman LLP; Nick Rudman, Esq., associate general counsel, Medical Solutions
Join this lively discussion with industry litigators about the prevalent claims and patterns of litigation against staffing companies in the last year and what compliance opportunities those litigations reveal.
2–2:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Developing an Agile Approach to State Regulatory Compliance
Panelists: Claudia Joly, CHC, compliance, regulatory & ethics leader, AMN Healthcare; Peter Mecouch, RN, chief clinical and compliance officer, GHR Healthcare; and Montaye Sigmon, Esq., partner, Akerman LLP
Agility is critical when it comes to complicated state regulatory compliance, an increasingly essential driver of success and viability in today’s heightened and changing health care compliance environment. Panelists will highlight regulatory compliance focus areas, including: assessing current and future compliance needs; ongoing organizational audit readiness; cross-departmental coordination strengths; compliance investment approaches; and stability gained through agility.
2:45–3 p.m.
Break
3–3:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Health Care Staffing Legislative and Regulatory Update
Panelists: Steve Pedersen, Esq., chief legal officer, Medical Solutions; James Hauser, director, government affairs, Aya Healthcare; Rebecca Bovinet, Esq., senior corporate counsel and director of compliance, MedPro Healthcare Staffing
While it appeared that legislators might turn their attention away from health care staffing and on to other issues in 2024, that has not been the case. This experienced panel of industry professionals will discuss the top legislative and regulatory issues they have been dealing with this year—and what they anticipate for 2025 and beyond.
3:45–5 p.m.
Roundtable Discussions
Topics include
- Arbitration Agreements
- Per Diem Issues
- Health Care Worker Misclassification
- Strategies When Dealing With Slow-Paying Clients
- Quality and Compliance Investment
- Magic Words for Travel Agreements
5–6:30 p.m.
Networking Happy Hour
Sponsored by Akerman LLP
Continue the conversations, follow up with speakers, and enjoy happy hour refreshments and hors d’oeuvres with your peers.
