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.

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.

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.

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