2023

Health Law Pre-Conference

Houston Apr 5, 2023 Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston
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SPONSORS
Bracewell LLP
Brown & Fortunato
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Husch Blackwell LLP
Jackson Walker
Katten
King & Spalding
Norton Rose Fulbright
Sheppard Mullin
Reed, Claymon, Meeker, Krienke & Spurck PLLC

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Overview

Join us on April 5, 2023 for the Health Law Pre-Conference. This 2-hour course is the perfect overview and conference primer—for both new entrants and seasoned practitioners in the field—with concurrent tracks on health law fundamentals, issues in health law, and in-house counsel hot topics (limited to in-house counsel only).

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Wednesday Evening, Apr. 5, 2023
6:00 pm

Registration Opens

Includes light refreshments.
PRE-CONFERENCE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Please select on registration form. Each session includes a 15-minute break.
Health Law Fundamentals
7:00 pm

2.00 hrs

Health Law Fundamentals

Explore the basics of health law, with an emphasis on fraud and abuse (including the Stark law and the federal anti-kickback statute), managed healthcare, HIPAA, and Medicare coverage and reimbursement issues.

Kenneth J. Kramer, Texas Health Resources - Arlington, TX
Virginia Alverson Mimmack, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
Materials By:
Michelle Huntsman, King & Spalding - Houston, TX
9:15 pm

Adjourn
Issues in Health Law
Presiding Officer:
Yvonne K. Puig, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
7:00 pm

1.00 hr

The More Stark and AKS Change, The More They Stay the Same

Despite recent efforts by CMS and the OIG to modernize their respective regulations interpreting the Physician Self-Referral Law (aka, the Stark Law) and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, careful attention is still required to avoid administrative, civil, and criminal penalties arising from these laws. This session provides an update on the Stark and Anti-Kickback landscape, including changes to the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol, notable enforcement actions, recent advisory opinions, and litigation involving the OIG’s interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.

Darby C. Allen, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - Seattle, WA
8:00 pm

15-Minute Break
8:15 pm

1.00 hr

The End of the Public Health Emergency: Advance Planning for Telehealth Services

Telehealth took a major leap forward with the flexibilities and waivers associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency. With the PHE ending this year, we look at how providers can plan to transition through the end of the PHE and make telehealth a sustainable and permanent feature of their business.

Sheryl T. Dacso, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Houston, TX
Adam H. Laughton, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Houston, TX
9:15 pm

Adjourn
In-House Counsel Hot Topics (Limited to in-house counsel only)
7:00 pm

2.00 hrs

In-House Counsel Hot Topics (Limited to in-house counsel only)

Limited to in-house counsel only. Participate in an interactive discussion and sharing among in-house counsel panelists and participants. Hear about hot topics for in-house counsel, including updates on state and federal legislation, legal operational matters, and health law regulatory and enforcement matters.

Moderator:
Lance Lightfoot, Texas Children's Hospital - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Afsheen Davis, Texas Children's Hospital - Houston, TX
W. Christopher Shea, Memorial Hermann Health System - Houston, TX
9:15 pm

Adjourn
Want to attend more than one Pre-Conference Session on Wednesday Evening? No problem!

Conference registration includes course materials for Health Law Fundamentals and Issues in Health Law presentations. In addition, the eConference—including papers, slides, audio, and CLE credit for presentations—will be available in "Your Briefcase" within 4–6 weeks after the conference.

PLEASE NOTE:
Course materials and audio recordings for the In-House Counsel Hot Topics panel are not included. Registration is limited to in-house counsel only who attend the live presentation.

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Conference Faculty

Darby C. Allen

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Seattle, WA

Sheryl T. Dacso

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Houston, TX

Afsheen Davis

Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Michelle Huntsman

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Kenneth J. Kramer

Texas Health Resources
Arlington, TX

Adam H. Laughton

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Houston, TX

Lance Lightfoot

Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Virginia Alverson Mimmack

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

W. Christopher Shea

Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX

Planning Committee

Kathy L. Poppitt—Co-Chair

King & Spalding
Austin, TX

Yvonne K. Puig—Co-Chair

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

Violet M. Anderson

CHRISTUS Health
Irving, TX

Michelle "Missy" Apodaca

Texas Star Alliance
Austin, TX

Sheryl T. Dacso

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Houston, TX

Lisa Atlas Genecov

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Dallas, TX

Susan Feigin Harris

Norton Rose Fulbright
Houston, TX

George B. Hernandez Jr.

University Health
San Antonio, TX

Beth Anne Jackson

Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
Amarillo, TX

Carolynn R. Jones

Harris Health System
Houston, TX

Wilson G. Jones

Bracewell LLP
Dallas, TX

Hal S. Katz

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Kimberly King Webb

CHRISTUS Health
Irving, TX

Lance Lightfoot

Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Virginia Alverson Mimmack

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Jennifer L. Rangel

Holland & Knight LLP
Austin, TX

Kevin A. Reed

Reed, Claymon, Meeker, Krienke & Spurck, PLLC
Austin, TX

Julian L. Rivera

Chicago, IL

Kristin M. Roshelli

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Leah Stewart

Reed Claymon Meeker & Hargett, PLLC
Austin, TX

Janet Walker

Crowell & Moring, LLP
Washington, DC

Steve Wohleb

Texas Hospital Association
Austin, TX

Kenya S. Woodruff

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Dallas, TX

Credit Info

Houston

MCLE Credit

Texas – 2.00 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Health Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 2.00 hrs

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Louisiana – 2.00 hrs

At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference.

Oklahoma – 2.50 hrs

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Pennsylvania – 2.00 hrs

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submit. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Other States – 2.00 hrs

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provided to other licensing authorities as needed.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 2.50 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Houston – Apr 5, 2023 – Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston

Conference Concluded

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Houston

Individual
Last day for $75.00 Regular pricing: Mar 29, 2023

$125.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $70.00 Regular pricing: Mar 29, 2023

$120.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $60.00 Regular pricing: Mar 29, 2023

$110.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Mar 29, 2023

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Apr 3, 2023

Venue

Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston

2222 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027-3502
713.627.7600
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Accommodations

$179 room rate good through March 30, 2023 (subject to availability). Call 855-463-3091 and reference "UT Law 2023 Health Law Conference" when you make your reservation, or reserve online here.

Parking Information

$12 daily self-parking; $21 overnight self-parking; $18 valet daily parking; $40 valet overnight

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Click each logo below to learn more.

Bracewell LLP

Bracewell has extensive experience advising clients in the hospital, medical, pharmaceutical and life science industries on the complex legal issues that are so unique to the healthcare sector, including investigations and compliance matters. Our healthcare litigation team provides sophisticated counsel in proceedings across the country, and we are one of the few national firms that solely represents providers – not payors. We also advise hospitals and other providers on the business of healthcare, including corporate transactions, regulatory issues and healthcare finance.
www.bracewell.com
Brown & Fortunato

The attorneys of Brown & Fortunato's Health Care Group counsel hospitals, health systems, physician practice groups, and other providers across the country on a wide variety of regulatory and business issues. The Group offers straightforward, practical advice that enables clients to operate their businesses successfully, while avoiding the many pitfalls of healthcare laws and regulations. With their in-depth understanding of the laws and regulations governing the provision of healthcare, the B&F healthcare attorneys strive to find practical, innovative solutions to problems faced by providers. B&F has sixteen attorneys in its Health Care Group, five of whom are board certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The attorneys in the Health Care Group maintain positive working relationships with all levels of government regulators and enforcement agencies.
www.bf-law.com
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig’s multidisciplinary Health Care & FDA Practice combines dedicated experience in health care regulatory compliance and operational matters with the firm’s capabilities in corporate, finance, tax, antitrust, ERISA, commercial and governmental litigation, restructuring, intellectual property and biotechnology, in order to provide a wide range of legal services.

We are go to counsel for handling transactional, litigation, regulatory, product approval, enforcement, and compliance matters for providers, suppliers, investors, and lenders alike. Team members proactively partner with clients and strategically advise them at all stages, from working on legislation and policy, to handling mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, to licensure and survey assistance, to reimbursement, to enforcement actions and other regulatory compliance. We offer clients the practical know-how that comes from firsthand experience working in their industries and in their regulatory circles.
www.gtlaw.com
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Haynes and Boone’s Healthcare members have diverse backgrounds in transactional, regulatory, tax, finance, operational, clinical, litigation, and enforcement areas to offer clients services tailored to their specific needs. Our distinctive collaborative culture allows us to leverage our attorneys’ collective skills and to create innovative solutions to meet our clients’ challenges.

We regularly advise clients regarding accountable care organizations, CINs, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, HIPAA/HITECH, anti-kickback, self-referral/Stark, related state laws and the mitigation of potential enforcement actions in the event of noncompliance. Our attorneys have significant experience advising clients on repayment and disclosure options and protocols, conducting internal investigations, as well as developing compliance programs. We understand the government’s renewed interest in audits and the heightened risks related to these ongoing and future initiatives. Our lawyers recognize the value of early detection and claims prevention and understand the importance of compliance programs.
www.haynesboone.com
Husch Blackwell LLP

Healthcare leaders value Husch Blackwell’s commitment to their industry. Our deeply experienced and knowledgeable health law team works across disciplines toward one goal: delivering results that allow clients to meet their business objectives.
www.huschblackwell.com
Jackson Walker

Jackson Walker offers a full range of health law services to clients across the nation. Jackson Walker offers full-service legal care utilizing its seven Texas offices for its healthcare clients. Our team of healthcare attorneys—with full support from other practice areas of the firm—handles a wide range of matters, including fraud and abuse, HIPAA issues; reimbursement, compliance; managed care; business transactions; tax-exempt and state non-profit issues; physicians and professional organizations; hospitals and health systems; senior care; financing; licensure, certification, and accreditation; biotechnology and biomedical, peer review and hospital operations and FDA advice.
www.jw.com
Katten

Katten offers one of the most sophisticated health care practices in the nation. We counsel health care clients on everything from medico-legal and ethical concerns to complex corporate and finance issues. Our experience encompasses transactions of all types, regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse counseling, tax exemption issues, antitrust, financings for taxable and tax-exempt entities, reimbursement, and a variety of other issues specific to the health care industry. Katten attorneys are actively involved in many aspects of the industry, representing clients in the hospital and health systems, ancillary services, physician, and life sciences sectors.
www.katten.com
King & Spalding

Celebrating more than 130 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a variety of entities and institutions involved in the delivery of healthcare and payment for healthcare services—from teaching hospitals to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies—across all facets of the legal issues they face. More than 400 industry professionals help our clients evaluate and alleviate risk, accomplish their strategic goals and succeed in litigation. As one of the largest healthcare practices in the country, we have received national acclaim for excellence in transactional, litigation and regulatory representation of clients across the healthcare spectrum.
www.kslaw.com/capabilities/healthcare
Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have 3100+ lawyers based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.

Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; transport; technology; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets. Through our global risk advisory group, we leverage our industry experience with our knowledge of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance issues to provide our clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks facing their businesses.

Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.
www.nortonrosefulbright.com
Reed, Claymon, Meeker, Krienke & Spurck, PLLC

Reed Claymon is an Austin-based firm that specializes in health care law. Reed Claymon represents public and private health care entities, including hospitals, health systems, hospital districts and hospital authorities, physicians, clinics, and nursing facilities throughout Texas. The firm serves as counsel to the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals (TORCH) and the Texas EMS Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF). Reed Claymon is ranked as a leading law firm by the Chambers USA and has five attorneys Board Certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The firm values long-term relationships, and many of the firm’s clients have been associated with the firm’s lawyers for more than 20 years. A commitment to excellence and history of innovative solutions to client challenges is the hallmark of the firm’s success.
rcmhlaw.com
Sheppard Mullin

Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare team is a 200+ attorney full-service, diverse national healthcare team, with 15 offices in the U.S., Asia and Europe, practicing healthcare transactional, regulatory, health plan licensing, compliance/investigations, reimbursement, governance, fraud and abuse, payor and provider contracting, antitrust, tax, non-profit, financing, information technology, employment, HIPAA, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, litigation, real estate, and other expertise.

Many people believe that healthcare lawyers are the same, but we don’t. What separates Sheppard Mullin from the pack is that we do tomorrow’s deals today. Clients who want to innovate contact us – for population health management, global risk, vertical integration, strategic alliances and game-changing transactions. Forward-looking, not one size fits all, problem solvers, not just legal practitioners. Our clients clearly understand and value this difference.
www.sheppardmullin.com/healthcare

2023

Health Law Pre-Conference

Houston Apr 5, 2023 Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston Conference Concluded

Buy

Related products: eConference Materials

Overview

Event Schedule

Wednesday Evening, Apr. 5, 2023

Conference Faculty

Darby C. Allen

Sheryl T. Dacso

Afsheen Davis

Michelle Huntsman

Kenneth J. Kramer

Adam H. Laughton

Lance Lightfoot

Virginia Alverson Mimmack

W. Christopher Shea

Planning Committee

Kathy L. Poppitt—Co-Chair

Yvonne K. Puig—Co-Chair

Violet M. Anderson

Michelle "Missy" Apodaca

Sheryl T. Dacso

Lisa Atlas Genecov

Susan Feigin Harris

George B. Hernandez Jr.

Beth Anne Jackson

Carolynn R. Jones

Wilson G. Jones

Hal S. Katz

Kimberly King Webb

Lance Lightfoot

Virginia Alverson Mimmack

Jennifer L. Rangel

Kevin A. Reed

Julian L. Rivera

Kristin M. Roshelli

Leah Stewart

Janet Walker

Steve Wohleb

Kenya S. Woodruff

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston

Accommodations

Parking Information

Our Sponsors

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