Florida Bar Health Law Section

Health Care Regulatory & Compliance 2025
2025-11-05 | Zoom

Executive Council Meeting
2026-02-04 15:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Sarasota, FL, Sarasota, Florida
Contact the Program Administrator at eyoung@floridabar.org for details.

Executive Council Meeting
2026-02-04 15:30 - 17:30 | Sarasota, FL, Sarasota, Florida

2026 Health Law Forum: Board Certification Review
2026-02-05 - 2026-02-06
Thursday, February 5, 2026
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Opening Remarks and Introductions
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Break
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Health Law Certification Exam Overview
Bernabe Icaza, West Palm Beach
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM
Break
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM
Florida Restrictions on Anti-Kickback, Fee Splitting, and Patient Brokering / Federal Anti-Kickback Prohibitions
Michael Lowe, Sanford
10:40 AM – 11:40 AM
Federal and Florida Restrictions on Physician Referrals
Thomas (T.J.) Ferrante, Tampa
11:40 AM – 12:40 PM
Federal and Florida False Claims Act
Mike Bittman, Orlando
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Lunch & Regulating Medical AI Agents
Mason Marks, Tallahassee
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Compliance Program
Gabe Imperato, Orlando
3:00 PM – 3:10 PM
Break
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM
Privacy and Confidential Information / HIPAA and Medical Records
Shannon Hartsfield, Tallahassee
4:10 PM – 4:20 PM
Break
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM
Patient Rights and Informed Consent / Advanced Directives and Bioethics and EMTALA
David Evans, Sarasota & Elizabeth Scarola, Tampa
5:20 PM – 6:20PM
Pharmacy & FDA Law, Drug Distribution & Medical Marijuana
Martin Dix, Tallahassee
Friday, February 6, 2026
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Opening Remarks
8:15 AM – 8:25 AM
Break
8:25 AM – 9:25 AM
Acquisition and Sale of Institutions and Physician Practices / Antitrust
John Moore, Sarasota

9:25 AM – 10:25 AM
Integration and Structure of Delivery Systems / Tax Issues
Philip Sprinkle, Washington, D.C.

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Licensure / Certification & Accreditation / CON
John Hood, Orlando

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Florida Medicaid Program / Medicare
Tim Wombles, Orlando & Jamie Gelfman, Miami

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch & Ethics
Steven Brownlee, Tampa

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Fundamentals of Managed Care Contracting
Craig Smith, Miami

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Credentialing and Professional Peer Review / Medical Staff Governance & Bylaws / Risk Management
Kirk Davis, Tampa

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Disciplinary Actions and Reporting Requirements / Administrative Law & Procedure
Charmaine T.M. Chiu, Jacksonville

2026 Health Law Forum: Health Law Updates
2026-02-05 - 2026-02-06
February 5, 2026
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Opening Remarks and Introductions

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Break
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Health Law Certification Exam Overview
Bernabe Icaza, West Palm Beach

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM
Break
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM
Federal and State AKS, Stark and CMP Updates
Joe Wolfe, Milwaukee

10:40 AM – 11:40 AM
Value Based Exceptions and Safe Harbors
Melissa Mora, Tampa
11:40 AM – 12:40 PM
FCA Enforcement Updates
Daniella Lee & Jack Fernandez, Tampa

12:40 PM – 12:45 PM
Break
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Lunch & Regulating Medical AI Agents
Professor Mason Marks, Tallahassee

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Break
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
New OIG Compliance Guides – Updates
Shannon DeBra, Cincinnati

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM
Break
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM
Telehealth
Nathaniel Lacktman, Tampa

4:10 PM – 4:20 PM
Break

4:20 PM – 5:20 PM
Advanced Topics in Ethics and AI
Shannon Hartsfield, Tallahassee

5:20 PM – 6:20 PM
340B and Pharmacies
Emily Cook

February 6, 2026
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Opening Remarks

8:15 AM – 8:25 AM
Break

8:25 AM – 9:25 AM
Private Equity in Health Care
Josh Freemire, Baltimore

9:25 AM – 10:25 AM
Advising AMCs / Hot Topics and Trends
Jim Kennedy, Tampa

10:25 AM – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Florida Legislative Updates
Kristen Dobson, Florida Hospital Association

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
No Surprises Act
Bob Hearn, Tampa

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch & Ethics
Steven Brownlee, Tampa

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Break
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Updates in Managed Care Contracting and Revenue Cycle
Christine Worthen, Washington, D.C.

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Legal Frameworks for Research and Innovation: from Clinical Trials to Commercialization
Elizabeth Scarola, Tampa

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Cyber Incident Breach Response
Lisa Pierce Reisz

Florida’s Vaccines for Children Program: The Basics, Billing Prohibitions, and Overpayment Issues
2026-02-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Only
In the early nineties, the federal Vaccines for Children (VFC) program was created largely in response to the spread of measles among children. The program provides the CDC funding to create and distribute vaccines to states at no cost, specifically for children. Each state, including Florida, participates in the VFC program and has enacted their own rules and regulations governing the operation of the VFC program within their states. This presentation will focus on the Florida VFC program, discussing the foundation of the program, an overview of the basic provisions and rules regulating the program, payment and reimbursement prohibitions for vaccines, and an in-depth discussion of litigation than can arise when insurers mistakenly pay claims for vaccinations improperly billed by providers under the Florida VFC program.

FDA 101
2026-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Only
This presentation will provide a history of FDA, an overview of what FDA regulates and how, and provide some recent examples of hot topics in FDA regulation and related litigation.

Retreat 2026 - Florence, Italy
2026-03-15 13:00 - 2026-03-17 15:00
Grab your passport and pack your bags, the Health Law Section is headed to Italy!

March 15 – 17, 2026

What your registration includes:

Welcome Reception – Get to know your fellow travelers and get your bearings at the St. Regis
CLE Opportunity – A unique opportunity for learning in in a newly restored 16th century Renaissance palace, the FSU Florence study center is located in the heart of the historical downtown of the city
Walking Tour – Join us on a walking tour through historic Florence
Wine tasting tour into Tuscany
Sunday and Monday Group Dinners

POSTPONED: Representing the Physician 2026
2026-04-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Stetson Tampa Law Center, 1700 N Tampa Street, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
This day-long course will offer a diverse range of speakers versed in specialty areas within the practice of health care law.
This course is being rescheduled. Check back for the new date.

Annual Florida Bar Convention
2026-06-17 - 2026-06-20
Convention provides the ideal environment to network with colleagues, judges and friends. Attendees can take advantage of many CLE-eligible seminars and connect with vendors that can help lawyers manage, simplify and grow their practice.

Free CLE - Health Care Regulatory & Compliance 2026
2026-11-05 | Zoom
Details coming soon.
