End of the PHE: What You Need to Know

Overview:

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 will expire on Thursday, May 11. Since the beginning of the public health emergency’s declaration three years ago, hospitals, critical access hospitals and other providers have relied upon waivers of certain laws and government enforcement discretion as they’ve conducted pandemic-era operations. This flexibility will be ending. This webinar will include explanation of the blanket waivers of Medicare’s conditions of participation, telehealth waivers, fraud and abuse waivers, agency enforcement discretion, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability and Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act implications.

Objectives:

• Discuss the scope of federal waivers that have been issued.
• Identify the waivers that are anticipated to be extended.
• Identify the steps hospitals should take to prepare for the end of the federal public health emergency.

CE’s: NHA

Presenter: Nancy Ruzicka, BS, RPh, MBA, MJ, CHC, Ruzicka Consulting

Nancy Ruzicka has experience teaching and assisting hospitals and other healthcare facilities in understanding applicable Federal and State laws, rules, regulations and interpretative guidelines. Her experience also encompasses teaching all levels of healthcare staff in understanding compliance and HIPAA requirements. Nancy has been a frequent speaker for the Iowa Hospital Association on EMTALA and Conditions of Participation for hospitals and critical access hospitals.

Nancy’s previous experiences include Director of Integrity & Compliance and Privacy Official at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines; Director of Regulatory Compliance at UnityPoint Health and over twenty years of experience with Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Nancy received her MJ in Health Law, MBA and BS in Pharmacy from Drake University, Des Moines. She is certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) and maintains her Iowa pharmacy license.

Registration:

Registration is free for SDAHO Members and $49 for Non-Members.

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