AMERICAN HEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION Long Term Care and the Law February 28-March 2, 2018 New Orleans, LA

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1 AMERICAN HEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION and the Law February 28-March 2, 2018 New Orleans, LA Wednesday, February 28, :45 am-12:45 pm Assisted Living In-House General Counsel Roundtable sponsored by NCAL (Pre-registration is required: space is limited; open to Assisted Living In-House Counsel only) 9:00-9:50 am Primer on Skilled Nursing Facilities 8:30 am-5:30 pm Registration and Information 9:00-11:50 am 9:30-11:30 am New Requirements of Participation Guidance: New Rules New Risks Interactive Session: Life After Escobar Feldkamp Parkinson 10:00-10:50 am Primer on Home Health and Hospice Bring 11:00-11:50 am Introduction to Assisted Living Zak-Kowalczyk Conroy Killian-Smith Rudow 11:30 am-1:30 pm Lunch on your own Segroves Selden 1:30-1:45 pm GENERAL SESSION Welcome and Introduction Lamar, Puri 1:45-2:45 pm GENERAL SESSION TBD 2:45-3:30 pm GENERAL SESSION TBD 3:30-4:00 pm Coffee Break, sponsored by Principle Valuation LLC and PYA

2 Wednesday, February 28, 2018 continued 4:00-5:30 pm Extended Sessions A. Home Health Legislative and Regulatory Update (HH) B. Case Law Update C. Nursing Home Legislative and Regulatory Update D. Taking the Risk out of Assisted Living: Building Blocks for a Comprehensive Risk Management Program (AL) Clayton Hopkins Aman Graham Dombi Park Hilliard Russo 5:30-6:45 pm Networking and Diversity+Inclusion Reception, hosted by AHLA s Diversity+Inclusion Council, sponsored by Principle Valuation LLC and PYA (This event is included in the program registration. Attendees, faculty, and registered spouses and guests are welcome)

3 Thursday, March 1, :00 am-5:15 pm Registration and Information 7:00-8:00 am Continental Breakfast, sponsored by Principle Valuation LLC and PYA (This event is included in the program registration fee. Attendees, faculty, children, and registered spouses and guests welcome) Pre-registration required, Space is limited. Must be SNF General Counsel to attend. Interactive Session: Nursing Facility General Counsel Roundtable Beck Salamon G. The Art of Buying and Selling Facilities From LOI to Close E. Responding to Disaster: Attributes of a Prepared Nation Bahmer Frazier Hanfling H. Listening Session: OIG Industry Guidance for Nursing Facilities 8:00-9:30 am Extended Sessions F. Legal Ethics: Promoting a Culture of Compliance: What Counsel and Health Care Professionals Need to Know about Cultivating Ethical Conduct and Protecting Their Organizations from Whistleblower Threats LeVee Taetz Woolf Zack B. Case Law Update Hopkins Park 9:45-10:45 am Concurrent Sessions J. Resident Transfers and Contract Terminations in Assisted Living and CCRCs (AL) K. Electronic Devices, Monitoring, and Social Media in the Facility C. Nursing Home Legislative and Regulatory Update Aman Hilliard L. Survey and Enforcement Refresher Tyler Williams M. Medicare Claims Appeal (NF/HH) Thiel Edwards (invited) O. CHOW Time: A Menu of Available Options and Ingredients Bufford Jent Cope Gordon 11:00 am-12:00 noon Barrett Bloch P. How Providers Can Steer Clear of Religious Discrimination Liability (NF/HH/AL) Wrigley Bianculli Q. Dealing with a Worthless Services Allegation Mitchell Peeler-Smith

4 Thursday, March 1, 2018 continued 12:00-1:30 pm Lunch on your own or attend the Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group Luncheon, sponsored by Simione Healthcare Consultants, LLC (This event is not included in the program registration fee. There is an additional fee; limited attendance; pre-registration required) R. Moving Right Along: Medicare s Continuing Shift from Volume to Value-Based Payments and its Impact on Long Term Care Providers S. Canary in the Coal Mine: Use of Consumer Protection Statutes Against Senior Housing and Care Operators (AL) 1:45-2:45 Concurrent Sessions T. Strategic Considerations: Aligning Financing Structures with Long Term Organizational Goals U. Protecting the Castle: Avoiding, Addressing, and Mitigating Ransomware K. Electronic Devices, Monitoring, and Social Media in the Facility Cohen Sharp V. Providers Racketeering and Individual Criminal Liability Reilly Sanchez W. Best Practices for Managing and Handling Allegations of Sexual Assault in (NF/AL) Healy O Brien 3:00-4:00 pm X. The Intersection of Licensure and the Rights of Lenders/Landlords in the Event of Default by the Operator/Licensee (AL) Sullivan Y. Understanding and Analyzing CMS Proposed Rule Revising the Medicare/Medicaid Requirements for Facilities Barrett Bloch Z. Mental Illness as the New Fall Risk The Importance of a Proactive Strategy to Manage the Legal Risks Associated with the Increasing Rate of Resident Mental Illness Atkinson Overbeck AA. Discharge or Dumping: Nursing Home Law, Policy, and Practice Rivera Berdzik Wittekind Latsha Simpson (invited) Impink Puri Gordy Hamm 4:15-5:15 pm 4:15-5:45 pm Extended Session BB. If I Knew then CC. The RUG that D. Taking the Risk What I Know Now: Doesn t Really Tie out of Assisted Practical Lessons the Room Together Living: Building from Government CMS Announces Blocks for a Investigations and Major Changes to Comprehensive Risk Audits the SNF Management Prospective Program (AL) Payment System Clayton Graham Russo Maples Greenman Martin Reagan 5:15-6:30 pm Networking Reception, sponsored by Principle Valuation LLC and PYA (This event is included in the program registration fee. Attendees, faculty, children, and registered spouses and guests welcome) E. Responding to Disaster: Attributes of a Prepared Nation Bahmer Frazier Hanfling

5 Friday, March 2, :30 am-3:10 pm Registration and Information DD. Importance of Bioethics for Post-Acute Care: Compliance and Risk Management Benefits 7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast, sponsored by Principle Valuation LLC and PYA (This event is included in the program registration fee. Attendees, faculty, children, and registered spouses and guests welcome) 8:00-9:30 am 8:30-9:30 am Extended Sessions EE. Listening Session: OIG Industry Guidance for Home Health Providers (HH) F. Legal Ethics: Promoting a Culture of Compliance: What Counsel and Health Care Professionals Need to Know about Cultivating Ethical Conduct and Protecting Their Organizations from Whistleblower Threats J. Resident Transfers and Contract Terminations in Assisted Living and CCRCs (AL) Pope Wilson FF. Referral Agreements in Senior Living (AL) Brown (invited) GG. Evolution of a Home Health Agency Enforcement Case: The View from Both Sides (HH) LeVee Taetz Woolf Zack 9:40-10:40 am S. Canary in the Coal Mine: Use of Consumer Protection Statutes Against Senior Housing and Care Operators (AL) Cope Gordon Y. Understanding and Analyzing CMS Proposed Rule Revising the Medicare/Medicaid Requirements for Facilities BB. If I Knew then What I Know Now: Practical Lessons from Government Investigations and Audits Henry L. Survey and Enforcement Refresher Erdfarb Steinberg T. Strategic Considerations: Aligning Financing Structures with Long Term Organizational Goals Reilly Sanchez 10:50-11:50 am U. Protecting the Castle: Avoiding, Addressing, and Mitigating Ransomware Impink Puri X. The Intersection of Licensure and the Rights of Lenders/Landlords in the Event of Default by the Operator/Licensee (AL) Maples Martin CC. The RUG that Doesn t Really Tie the Room Together CMS Announces Major Changes to the SNF Prospective Payment System Bianculli Healy O Brien Sullivan Latsha Simpson (invited) Greenman Reagan

6 Friday, March 2, 2018 continued P. How Providers Can Steer Clear of Religious Discrimination Liability (NF/HH/AL) Wrigley O. CHOW Time: A Menu of Available Options and Ingredients Bufford Jent 11:50 am-1:00 pm Lunch on your own 1:00-2:00 pm Z. Mental Illness as the New Fall Risk The Importance of a Proactive Strategy to Manage the Legal Risks Associated with the Increasing Rate of Resident Mental Illness Gordy Hamm 2:10-3:10 pm Q. Dealing with a Worthless Services Allegation Mitchell Peeler-Smith GG. Evolution of a Home Health Agency Enforcement Case: The View from Both Sides (HH) Erdfarb Steinberg W. Best Practices for Managing and Handling Allegations of Sexual Assault in (NF/AL) Berdzik Wittekind