Master Class on Telemedicine

Begun as the “FUNdamentals of Health Law” series by “Chet” Barclay in 2009, the 9th installment of the series does a “deep dive” into the legal, ethical, and technological issues surrounding remote diagnosis and treatment using technology, usually referred to as telemedicine or telehealth. The program is designed to be immediately useful to attorneys, health care professionals, and health technology professionals needing to understand more thoroughly the issues and problems created by the expanding use of technology to treat patients other than at the bedside. Morning and afternoon sessions will be followed by interactive panel discussions among faculty and both on-site and Internet attendees. Comprehensive materials will be provided.

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Fall 2017 Audio Webcasts Schedule

Web Audio Seminar Pricing

Health Law Section Member: - $20.00
Non-section member: - $50.00

August 8, 2017

Course Number: 2698

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Legislative Bills Filed February 28, 2012

The following bills were filed on February 27 and 28, 2012.

HB 7133 Relating to Quality Improvement Initiatives for Entities Regulated by the Agency for Health Care Administration (Health & Human Services Committee)

Quality Improvement Initiatives for Entities Regulated by the Agency for Health Care Administration: Provides responsibilities of DCFS & mental health service providers for me ntal health residents who reside in ALFs; provides for imposition of contract penalties on Medicaid prepaid health plans & mental health service providers; provides for interagency agreement between DCFS & AHCA; requires specified information regarding confidentiality of complaints to State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program to be provided to residents of long-term care facilities upon admission; directs agency to establish & implement methodologies to adjust Medicaid rates for hospitals, nursing homes, & managed care plans; provides criteria for & limits on amount of Medicaid payment rate adjustments; directs agency to seek federal approval to implement performance payment system; provides applicability of performance payment system to general hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, & managed care plans; provides that specified persons who have regulatory responsibilities over or provide services to persons residing in ALFs must report suspected incidents of abuse to central a buse hotline; requires ALFs to be under management of licensed administrator; provides training & licensure requirements for administrators; authorizes agency to issue temporary license to administrator; provides additional requirements for limited mental health license; provides fines & penalties for specified violations by ALF; directs DEA to create advisory council to review circumstances of unexpected deaths in ALFs & of elopements; provides schedule for inspection of ALFs; provides that AHCA, DEA, DCFS, & APD shall develop or modify electronic information systems. Effective Date: July 1, 2012

SB 2134 Relating to Share Your Spare Act/Kidney Transplant (Smith (C))

Share Your Spare Act/Kidney Transplant; Urging Congress to pass the Share Your Spare Act, H.R. 2755, and the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patie nts Act, H.R. 2969 and S. 1454, etc.

Legislative Bills Filed February 17, 2012

SB 1990 - Relating to Developmental Disabilities (Budget)

Developmental Disabilities; Requiring that the Agency for Persons with Disabilities review a waiver support coordinator’s performance to ensure that the support coordinator meets or exceeds criteria established by the agency; requiring that the area office review the amount of funding needed to address the each client’s extraordinary needs in order to determine the medical necessity for each service in the amount, duration, frequency, intensity, and scope that meets the client’s needs; authorizing the agency to consult with the Department of Health, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services concerning procedures related to the storage, preparation, serving, or display of food and procedures related to the detection and prevention of diseases caused by certain factors in the environment, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012

SB 1988 - Relating to Medicaid (Budget)

Medicaid; Deleting a prohibition preventing children who are eligible for coverage under a state health benefit plan from being eligible for services provided through the subsidized program; requiring a completed application, including a clinical screening, for enrollment in the Children’s Medical Services Network; updating references to data used for calculations in the disproportionate share program; providing an additional site in Broward County for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, etc. Effective Date: except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for section 23, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2012