DECEMBER 7, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Surprise Medical Billing & Price Transparency

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

Surprise billing occurs when a patient receives an unexpected bill from a health care provider or facility because the patient did realize that the provider or facility was not an “in-network” provider under their health plan.

In December 2020, Congress adopted the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“the “CCA”), which includes a special rule-the “No Surprises Act”. The Act is designed to protect consumers from “surprise” medical bills for services beginning January 1, 2022. To implement the law, on July 1, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management, Department of Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor issued the interim final rule “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing: Part I “and on September 30, 2021, the agencies issues another interim final rule- “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing: Part II. The comment period for Part II expires on November 29, 2021.

The interim final rule includes requirements applicable to group health plans and health insurance issuers; certain types of health care providers and health benefits plans offered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act. Under the Act, nonparticipating providers, facilities and air ambulance providers are prohibited from balance billing patients for medical bills from emergency services, non-emergency services performed by nonparticipating providers at participating health care facilities and for air ambulance services. 

Price transparency requires disclosure of price data. Hospital and provider charges often vary significantly depending upon location, plan contract and cash pay.  We will provide an overview of Price Transparency and the Act and its implementing regulations, with the impact on plans, providers, and consumers along with how the rule impacts Arizona’s 2017 Surprise Out-of-Network balance billing law.

Lindsay Knutson is an Associate Director with BRG’s Health Analytics practice. Lindsay leads teams in complex data analytics and compliance audits to help healthcare companies and their legal counsel resolve business challenges and disputes.  Lindsay has led the data analytics for hundreds of engagements for payors, providers, life sciences companies, and liability insurers. Lindsay provides expert testimony and litigation support services and is a certified professional coder (CPC-A) through the AAPC.

Paul Giancola is a partner at Snell & Wilmer, LLP and an adjunct at the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law where he teaches Health Care Fraud Investigations. Paul’s  health care practice is focused on providing regulatory counsel on fraud and abuse laws, compliance, government investigations and audits, contractual matters, cybersecurity and  privacy, and transactional health care matters including  joint ventures, practice/entity formation, acquisition and separations, ambulatory surgery centers and laboratories. Paul also has extensive experience in medical staff and peer review matters.

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process.

Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hour of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Connecting our Communities: Implementing a statewide, closed-loop referral system to address Social Determinants of Health

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

Heath Current teamed with AHCCCS and, in collaboration with 2-1-1 Arizona operated by Solari, are implementing a single, statewide closed-loop referral system called CommunityCares to address social determinants of health (SDOH) needs in Arizona. This new technology platform is designed to connect healthcare and community service providers to streamline the referral process, foster easier access to vital services and provide confirmation when social services are delivered. Learn more about the program, its goals, features, and the progress thus far, including how and when health information may be shared with AHCCCS-registered community service agencies (CSAs)—a registered health care provider type in Arizona, as well as community based organization (CBOs) in compliance with state and federal health information laws, like HIPAA.

Speaker Biographies:

Dana Flannery is the Senior Policy Advisor for AHCCCS and Assistant Director of the Division of Community Advocacy and Intergovernmental Relations (DCAIR). As senior policy advisor to the director of AHCCCS, Dana Flannery serves as a conduit between the agency’s divisions and the executive team, and a source of guidance for the agency’s director, two deputy directors, and chief medical officer. As assistant director of DCAIR, Dana oversees the AHCCCS Office of Individual and Family Affairs, the Office of Human Rights, the agency’s intergovernmental/tribal relations and communications team, and several other committees and councils. Dana brings more than seventeen years of experience in the behavioral health field, ten of which have been with the State of Arizona. During that time, she has become a leader in public health policy for a wide variety of populations. With colleagues, she helped to develop the Arizona Peer Advancement Career Academy as well as several advocacy training courses, led stakeholder engagement for major agency initiatives, and assisted in health policy development that has a direct impact on members. Dana is a graduate of Arizona State University.

Kathryn Greene is the Privacy Officer for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).  As the Privacy Officer, she ensures AHCCCS’s compliance with HIPAA, 42 C.F.R. Part 2, and other federal and state privacy laws. Kathryn has over 18 years’ experience as a Privacy Officer, having previously served as the Chief Privacy Officer for the Arizona Department of Economic Security and the Privacy Officer and System Security Officer for the Arizona Department of Child Safety prior to her position with AHCCCS five years ago.

Andrew Terech is the Director of Social Determinants of Health for Health Current, Arizona’s Health Information Exchange. He is a licensed associate counselor and has over 13 years of experience working in various leadership roles in behavioral healthcare and integrated healthcare settings. His passion for helping people led him to Health Current where he is leading a team to implement a statewide SDOH referral program aimed at improving access to vital social services.   

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process.

Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hours of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

OCTOBER 22, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

Maternal mortality in the United States has steadily increased over the last quarter century, meaning that the United States is currently a deadlier place to be pregnant and give birth than it was in the recent past.  Researchers estimate that more than half of these deaths are preventable.  The path to motherhood is significantly deadlier for women of color than it is for their white counterparts.  Nationally, black women are three to four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, a disparity that has only widened in recent years. There is also significant variation in racial disparities in maternal mortality across cities and states, with some states experiencing far poorer maternal outcomes than others.[1]  In Arizona, maternal mortality rates are far higher for Native American women than any other group. 

This presentation will explore the injustice of racial disparities in maternal mortality, both nationally and in Arizona.  This distinguished panel of speakers will discuss the data demonstrating that birthing individuals of color in Arizona experience maternal mortality and morbidity at strikingly higher rates than white birthing persons, explain some of the contributing factors, describe evidence-based solutions that have been identified and successfully implemented, and discuss what healthcare attorneys can do to effect change on this critical issue. 

Speaker Biographies:

Andrew F. Rubenstein, MD, is the Academic Chair of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Dignity Health Medical Group at Dignity Health/St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, Vice-Chair in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix Campus and an Associate Professor at the Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix Campus.  He presently serves as the Co-Chair of the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) and on the Executive Committee for the Arizona Alliance for Innovation for Maternal Health (AZ AIM).

As a women’s health care leader, Dr. Rubenstein’s  vision is that the maternal and child health care teams must come together to ensure that every care setting has a systematic and comprehensive framework for obstetrical and perinatal care delivery and delivers this within the health equity lens. By focusing on improving and monitoring quality metrics, related to obstetrical and postpartum care, and collaborating with colleagues on advancement of maternal child health, health equity and standardization of health care processes, Dr. Rubenstein has emerged as an early champion in helping to improve obstetrical safety and maternal health care outcomes.

Leila Barraza, J.D., M.P.H., is an Associate Professor in Community, Environment & Policy at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, and a Senior Consultant for the Western Region of the Network for Public Health Law.  She is also the Director of the Arizona Area Health Education Centers Program. Her research interests include studying the impact of laws and policies on population health, both nationally and globally.  Professor Barraza instructs a public health law course for public health and law students, and she has also provided numerous presentations at national and local conferences on a variety of critical public health law issues. 

Patricia Tarango currently serves as the Chief for the Bureau of Women’s and Children’s Health, Division of Public Health Prevention Services, Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). In her role as Bureau Chief, Patricia functions as the Maternal & Child Health Director. A proud native of rural Arizona from Pinal County, she has dedicated her career to improving access to care for Arizona residents. Most recently Patricia provided leadership for the development of a comprehensive Maternal Health Action Plan, the Maternal Health Task Force and secured two federal grants dedicating resources to the Maternal Mortality Review Program and the Maternal Health Improvement Program.  Patricia is a member of the Arizona Public Health Association, Arizona Rural Health Association and served previously as a community Representative on Chicano’s Por La Causa, Early Childhood Head Start Policy Council and the Arizona Medical Student Loan Program Board. Currently, Patricia serves as the ADHS Designee on the First Things First Board. Patricia holds an Associate degree from Central Arizona College, a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Arizona State University – Go DEVILS! — a Master’s degree in Health Administration from the University of St. Francis and holds Leadership certificates from Arizona State University, W.P. Carey College of Business and the Hispanic Leadership Institute, Arizona State University, Valle del Sol.   

Breann Westmore is the Advocacy and Government Affairs Director at Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI). CHI is a non-profit organization with the mission is to improve health, transform care and disrupt inequitable systems through the Centering group model. As a Director of Advocacy & Government Affairs, Breann works to create and support evidence-based health policy, develop a pathway for access to care/payment reform, and mobilize advocates to expand the utilization of the Centering model. Prior to joining CHI, Breann served as the Maternal Infant Health & Government Affairs Director for March of Dimes for 8 years. Past policy wins including expanding access to care, newborn screening innovations, and enhanced data surveillance and monitoring of maternal morbidity and mortality. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and two kids.

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process.

  Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hours of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Got Data? : How the Health Data Rules are Changing

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

The past year has been one of the most consequential for health privacy and data rules in decades – and not just because of COVID-19.  Massive changes to rules governing health data uses and sharing have either already occurred or will go into effect shortly. Join us for a webinar on September 23, 2021 covering the recent and upcoming developments impacting health data. The presenters will address:

  • HIPAA: Guidance related to COVID-19, OCR enforcement priorities and trends (including audit results), and the recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the HIPAA regulations.  
  • Information Blocking/Interoperability: The CMS and ONC final rules on information blocking, interoperability and patient access.
  • 42 CFR Part 2: Recent and upcoming modifications to the 42 CFR Part 2 rules governing substance use disorder information, including major changes that will, in specific cases, align Part 2 data sharing rules more closely to HIPAA.
  • State Laws: The interplay between health data regulations and state privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Protection Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) and the Colorado Privacy Act of 2021 (CPA).

Joanne Charles, Principal Corporate Counsel, Privacy and Regulatory Counsel, Microsoft. Joanne Charles’s practice focus is on privacy and global data protection, assessing multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory obligations and integrating compliance into emerging technologies.

Elliot Golding, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs. Elliot Golding (CIPP/US) is a member of Squire Patton Boggs’ Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice and Healthcare Industry Group leadership team, where he provides business-oriented privacy and cybersecurity advice to a wide range of clients, with a particular focus on companies handling healthcare and other personal data. He has been selected as an honoree in Global Data Review’s inaugural 40 Under 40 list, representing the best of the data law bar around the world.

Melissa Soliz, Partner, Coppersmith Brockelman PLC. Mel Soliz’s regulatory health law practices focuses on compliance with data privacy and patient access laws, such as HIPAA, 42 C.F.R. Part 2, the ONC Information Blocking Rule, the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Rule, and state laws. She is recognized by Best Lawyers© for her work in health law.

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process.

Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hour of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

August 17, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: What Health Care Lawyers Need to Know

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

Our August 17 program takes up Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and its regulations. Section 1557 was the first health care-specific anti-discrimination provision in federal law.  Regulations promulgated in 2016 established the provision’s broad coverage, including requirements that health care entities provide signage and documents in various languages and a declaration that the term “sex discrimination” in the law extended to protect transgender individuals. The Trump Administration made changing the Section 1557 regulations a priority, narrowing the entities subject to the law, limiting the language requirements, removing transgender protections, and focusing on religious discrimination.  Since then, the courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, have weighed in on aspects of the law, and now the Biden Administration is actively addressing the scope of the regulation through enforcement positions and proposed revision to the regulations. Meanwhile, healthcare entities have pursued their own course, continuing to incorporate anti-discrimination provisions into their policies and culture.     

This program will address the history, current status and course forward for Section 1557 and its regulations, including discussion of major court decisions and practical realities for providers.  

Our speakers are: 

  • Trent Stechschulte, General Counsel and Compliance Officer for Equitas Health, a Columbus, Ohio-based regional nonprofit community healthcare system.  Equitas Health is one of the largest LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS-serving systems in the U.S., with 21 offices in 3 states. Trent regularly works with Equitas leadership, providers, pharmacists, and other personnel on a wide variety of health care and corporate issues. He is the Chair of the Equitas Compliance Committee.
  • Karen Owens, a partner in Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, a Phoenix-based law firm with a comprehensive health care regulatory practice. Karen’s work focuses on clinical issues affecting providers, including health and safety regulation, licensure and certification matters, and medical staff-related issues.     

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please click here, or click on the button to the right that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process. 

Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hour of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

July 28, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

The Untenable Dilemma – The Department of Justice and Walmart Spar Over Both a Pharmacist and a Corporation’s Role Under the Controlled Substances Act

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

In an increasingly demanding environment in which pharmacies may fill hundreds of prescriptions in a single day for patients, the U.S. Department of Justice has recently filed a number of lawsuits against corporations and individual pharmacists, taking an increasingly expansive view of their roles and responsibilities under the Controlled Substances Act. Two such cases have pitted Walmart Inc. against the DOJ. And the outcome of these cases is likely to have far-reaching implications for (1) a corporation’s responsibility to train and supervise pharmacists, as well as to institute safeguards to prevent drug diversion, and (2) an individual pharmacist’s duty to investigate suspicious prescriptions.

Vinnie Lichvar is an experienced litigator focused in healthcare law and criminal defense. He routinely represents corporations and individuals in government investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, and white-collar litigation.  His healthcare law practice focuses on the representation of hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories and other healthcare facilities, physicians, nurses and other professionals in malpractice, credentialing and licensure board matters. He has represented private companies and individuals in regulations matters, including investigations by the Department of Justice and the Attorney General’s Office. His experience includes conducting internal investigations and responding to inquiries from state and federal government agencies. He also focuses on healthcare compliance, transactions and regulatory matters for healthcare organizations and physicians, including medical staff matters, HIPAA, Stark, ambulatory surgery centers, fraud and abuse, peer review, risk management, physician employment contracting, joint ventures, practice formation and separation.

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please click here, or click on the button to the right that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process. 

Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hour of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

June 15, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

2021 Legislative and Regulatory Update

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

This year’s program will focus on state measures from the 2021 legislative session and current federal health care initiatives. And it’s never too early to talk about elections, so the program will also provide some early insight on statewide elections for next year.

Jason Bezozo worked at the Arizona State Senate as the Senior Legislative Research Analyst for the Senate Health Committee and as Assistant Director for the Senate Research Staff. He joined the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association in 2002 as the Director of Government Affairs and Policy and then joined Banner Health in 2006 to manage government relations across the health care system. He has a history degree from ASU and a Master’s in business administration from University of Phoenix.

Greg Ensell is Vice President, Government Relations with the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA). In that capacity, he leads the organization’s lobbying and political engagement efforts. For more than twenty years, Mr. Ensell has held public affairs and government relations positions for organizations including, Cox Communications, the Arizona State Senate, and the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process.

Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hour of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

June 3, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

What You Should Know about the New Stark Regulations: Overview of Significant Changes, Group Compensation and Value Based Arrangements

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

This presentation will explore the much needed and overdue changes to the Stark Law that became effective in January 2021.  Long criticized as being too complex, overly burdensome, and inconsistent with the Law’s original intent, even the Law’s namesake, Representative Pete Stark, called for its repeal.  In updating the regulations, CMS has endeavored to reduce the regulatory burden on providers and modernize a healthcare system which has traditionally focused on a fee-for-service model.  In addition to providing an overview of some of the more significant changes, additions and clarifications that affect all health care providers impacted by the Stark Law, the presentation will address specific changes affecting Group Practices and how profits can be shared among physicians, as well as how the rules can be used to support value-based arrangements.

Paul Giancola. Paul Giancola’s practice is focused on regulatory matters,  compliance, and transactions (joint ventures,, management agreements, contacts,  ASCs)  for healthcare organizations and physicians, including medical staff matters, HIPAA, Stark, licensing board and government investigations, and fraud and abuse. He teaches Healthcare Fraud at the ASU Sandra Day  O’Connor College of Law.

Ben Runkle. Benjamin’s practice includes the representation of healthcare providers and organizations in a variety of matters. Prior to joining the legal profession, Ben worked as a firefighter/paramedic and police officer. His experience includes the following: Representation of behavioral health providers, physicians, dentists, and other healthcare professionals in government investigations and enforcement actions; Representation of physicians and dentists in administrative and licensing proceedings; Management of administrative appeals including provider-payor disputes, imposition of civil penalties and assessments, overpayment and recoupment matters, and service authorization denials; Representation of clients throughout all phases of criminal prosecution and appeal; As an Assistant Attorney General, prosecuted fraud and represented the Department of Economic Security in litigation and policy development; Advised the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona’s Medicaid agency, on litigation strategy, rule-making, provider registration, policy development, and compliance matters investigated by the Office of the Inspector General; and Representation of clients with respect to investigations by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights.

Lauren Weinzweig is a partner at The Nelson Law Group, PLLC where she assists health care facilities, medical groups and other health care practitioners address many of the operational, regulatory and transactional issues facing the health care industry. Her practice has an emphasis on health care transactions, compliance with fraud and abuse laws, professional board investigation defense and health information privacy.  She has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law since 2015 and has been honored to serve as a member of the Board of the Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys since 2013.  When not working, Lauren enjoys spending time with her family and dogs in Munds Park, Arizona.

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process.

  Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hour of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

May 17, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Arizona’s New Ethical Rules: How They Apply to All Lawyers

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

Arizona recently amended its regulations on ownership of law firms, paying referral fees, and supervision of nonlawyers as well as making changes to many Ethical Rules.  Learn how these rule changes may apply to you, even if you are an in-house counsel or provide insurance defense representation.  Lynda will discuss these recent changes as well as new ABA and Arizona ethics opinions on practicing across state lines, responding to online reviews and duties to notify lienholders upon receipt of settlement funds.

Lynda C. Shely, of The Shely Firm, PC, Scottsdale, Arizona, provides ethics advice to over 1700 law firms in Arizona and the District of Columbia.  Prior to opening her own firm, she was the Director of Lawyer Ethics for the State Bar of Arizona.  Prior to moving to Arizona, Lynda was an attorney with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Washington, DC.   Lynda received her BA from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA and her JD from Catholic University in Washington, DC.  Lynda is a past president of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and the Scottsdale Bar Association.  She is chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, an Arizona Delegate in the ABA House of Delegates, and serves with several nonbillable groups including as a member of the Arizona Supreme Court’s Board of Nonlawyer Legal Service Providers. She has been an adjunct professor at all Arizona law schools, teaching professional responsibility.

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $25 for members, $30 for non-members, and $20 for students.

To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process.

  Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hour of ethics CLE credit, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

April 7, 2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

COVID’S Constitutional Conundrum: Assessing Individual Rights in Public Health Emergencies

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Place: Cisco WebEx

Considerable legal challenges alleging infringements of constitutional rights have arisen against governments imposing social distancing or other restrictive measures to quell the COVID-19 pandemic. Courts assess these claims largely under two variant approaches. Consistent with constitutional re-balancing, judges weigh the application of rights against governments’ compelling needs to protect public health and safety in emergencies. Alternatively, a minority of courts temporarily set aside existing rights to effectuate emergency responses. Neither approach is legally sufficient to the extent they fail to account for the flexible nature of rights and freedoms in exigencies. Rather, courts should engage in guided assessments focused on the execution, efficacy, and purpose of public health emergency interventions as a constitutional prerogative instead of examining alleged infringements of rights framed outside emergency contexts.

James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LLM, is the Peter Kiewit Foundation Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Public Health Law and Policy at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. Through scholarship, teaching, and projects, Professor Hodge delves into multiple areas of health law, public health law, global health law, ethics, and human rights. Since September 2010, he also serves as Director, Western Region Office, Network for Public Health Law (funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation). To date The Western Region Office has assisted public health lawyers, officials, practitioners, students, and others across 11 states and nationally on over 4,400 claims. 

Jennifer L. Piatt, J.D., (“Jen”) is a Research Scholar with the Center for Public Health Law and Policy at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, and a Senior Attorney with the Network for Public Health Law’s Western Region Office. Before joining ASU and the Network, Jen served as a law clerk to Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer of the Arizona Supreme Court and worked in private practice as a pharmacy regulatory attorney at Quarles & Brady LLP, in the firm’s Phoenix, Arizona office.

Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference through Cisco WebEx.  This program will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process.

  Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hour of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.