Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2024
Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2024
Rebalancing Health Law Policy and Practice in Pursuit of Equity and Justice
Join the New York State Bar Association’s Health Law Section at the historic Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, NY! Situated within Saratoga Spa State Park, the Gideon Putnam Resort offers a blend of historic charm and modern amenities as well as easy access to hiking trails, golf courses, and of course, the mineral springs for which Saratoga Springs is famous. This event will include a terrific CLE program and the opportunity to network with friends and colleagues, old and new!
Topics Covered:
- The Right to Maternal Health: Reviewing the Evidence and Mapping the Road to Equity in the United States
- Re-envisioning Medical Aid in Dying in the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Continuum
- The Pre- and Post-Loper Landscape and Impact on Health Care Regulations and Technology
- 1115 Waivers – Updates
- OMIG Audits: Time for Reform?
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7.0 MCLE Credits: 3.5 Areas of Professional Practice, 1.5 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 1.5 Ethics, 0.5 Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection-General
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A PDF of the agenda is available for download here:
https://nysba.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Agenda-HLS-Fall-Meeting-2024-1.pdf
Learn More About the Health Law Section's Committees!
The Health Law Section has more than a dozen substantive committees that provide members with the opportunity to learn about very specific practice areas, and work to influence the laws that can affect your practice. All program attendees are invited to join the committees when they meet prior to the general session at 7:45 am.
Health Law Section Chair:
Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD, Yeshiva University
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CLE Program Planning Chairs:
Anoush Koroghlian-Scott, Lippes Mathias LLP (Chair of the Health Law Section’s CLE Committee)
Heather M. Butts, JD, MPH, MA, HPM, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (Chair of the Health Law Section’s Public Health Committee
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Faculty:
Cauolyn Baptiste, 3L, Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY
Clifford E. Barnes, Esq., Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Washington, DC
Linda J. Clark, Barclay Damon LLP, Albany, NY
Joseph Conte, PhD, Executive Director, Staten Island Performing Provider System
Alexander Elegudin, Esq., Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY
John Henry Tator Dow, III, Esq., Trinity Health, Voorheesville, NY
Erika Lea Hanson, Esq., Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass
Lisa D. Hayes, Esq., Hartford HealthCare, Hartford, CT
Paul Heasley, MD, Chief Medical Officer, The Community Hospice, Albany, NY
William P. Keefer, Esq., Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY
Edward F. McArdle, Esq., SUNY Upstate and Cornell Law School, Syracuse, NY
Mary Breda Morrissey, MD, MS, MBA, Westmed Medical Group, Yonkers, NY
Colleen R. Pierson, Esq., Garfunkel Wild, P.C., Albany, NY
Chaya Rosenbaum, Esq., Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C., New Hyde Park, NY
Dorothy E. Shuldman, Esq., Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY
Mark R. Ustin. Esq.,Farrell Fritz, P.C., Albany, NY
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Accommodations:
Book your room at the Gideon Putnam today at the discounted NYSBA Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2024 rate!
Visit the link below for more information:
Gideon Putnam Hotel – Reservations – Room Availability (synxis.com)
You may also reserve by calling central reservations at 866-890-1171. Please be sure to select press prompt "1" for a group reservation specialist when calling to ensure you receive the discounted rate.
The deadline to reserve your room at the discounted rate is Thursday, September 19th.
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Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
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Registration:
This event is in-person only. It will not be livestreamed or recorded.
Preregistration is required to attend
For registration questions or assistance, please reach out to our Member Resource Center (MRC) at [email protected] or at 800-582-2452/ 518-463-3724.
Anyone that is unable to login to their NYSBA profile should also contact the Member Resource Center
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Cancellations received prior to October 11th will be refunded 100% of the registration free.
Cancellations received after October 11th will be refunded 50%.
No refunds will be given for no shows or cancellations that occur the day of or after the event.
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Things to do in Saratoga Spa State Park
Saratoga Spa State Park is a National Historic Landmark distinguished by its classical architecture and noted for its diverse cultural, aesthetic and recreational resources. In addition to the nationally-known Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the Spa Little Theater, the National Museum of Dance, the Saratoga Automobile Museum, the Gideon Putnam Resort and Roosevelt Baths and Spa, the park offers a multitude of traditional recreation opportunities.
The Saratoga Spa State Park Golf Course offers two beautiful golf courses; a championship 18-hole course and a challenging 9-hole course, complete with pro shop and restaurant. For more information and to reserve a tee time online visit: Saratoga Spa Golf
The gentle terrain offers picnic areas, shady stream side trails, suitable for the nature-lover or the casual walker, as well as certified running courses used by joggers and high school and college athletes.
More information on Saratoga Spa State Park is available at https://parks.ny.gov/parks/saratogaspa..
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New York State Bar Association
Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2024
Rebalancing Health Law Policy and Practice in Pursuit of Equity and Justice
The Gideon Putnam, 24 Gideon Putnam Rd, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Monday, October 21, 2024
8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
7.0 MCLE Credits
3.5 Areas of Professional Practice, 1.5 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 1.5 Ethics,
0.5 Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection-General
Program Co-Chairs:
Heather M. Butts, JD, MPH, MA, HPM, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, NYC
Anoush Koroghlian‑Scott, Lippes Mathias LLP, Albany, NY
Health Law Section Chair:
Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD, Yeshiva University, NYC
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys
including those newly admitted.
Agenda
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. I. 1115 Waivers - Updates
Earlier this year the New York State Health Equity Reformer 1115 Medicaid Waiver was enacted, making it part of a growing series of steps to address health disparities and advance health equity. This panel will review the legal framework of the 1115 Waiver in New York, its implications for health care delivery, and the goal of true integration of social determinants of health into Medicaid programming.
Moderator:
Heather M. Butts, JD, MPH, MA, HPM
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
New York, NY
Panelists:
Clifford E. Barnes, Esq.
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Washington, DC
Joseph Conte, PhD
Executive Director
Staten Island Performing Provider System
Alexander Elegudin, Esq.
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
New York, NY
Erika Lea Hanson, Esq.
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Mass
1.5 MCLE Credits in Areas of Professional Practice
10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. II. Re-envisioning the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Continuum, and Medical Aid in Dying
This panel will examine New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Bill in the broader contexts of the existing palliative and end-of-life care continuum in New York and evidence of persistent inequities in access to care. Panelists will discuss the work of the New York State Bar Association Medical Aid in Dying Task Force in addressing the range of medical, spiritual, health and public health policy, and ethics issues related to end-of-life care, including the proposed legislation. The panel will address the financing of care, design of workforce education and training, advancing the goals of equity across diverse populations and communities, expected regulatory trends, and counseling providers on navigating complex care environments.
Moderator:
Mark R. Ustin. Esq.
Farrell Fritz, P.C.
Albany, NY
Panelists:
John Henry Tator Dow, III, Esq.
Trinity Health
Voorheesville, NY
Paul Heasley, MD
Edward F. McArdle, Esq.
SUNY Upstate and Cornell Law School
Syracuse, NY
Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD Yeshiva University
New York, NY
1.5 Credits in Ethics
12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. III. The Right to Maternal Health: Reviewing the Evidence and Mapping the Road to Equity in the United States
Members of this panel will expand upon the corpus of work presented in the July 2024 Special Issue of the New York State Bar Association Health Law Journal focusing on Maternal Health. Presenters will present a clinical case example and discuss the most recent research on maternal mortality and morbidity outcomes in the United States, providing in-depth analyses of constitutional and federal and state laws relevant to the growing public health crisis and the disparate impact upon Black women and communities of color.
Moderator:
Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD, Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Speakers:
Cauolyn Baptiste
3L
Cornell Law School
Ithaca, NY
Heather M. Butts, JD, MPH, MA, HPM
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
New York, NY
Lisa D. Hayes, Esq.
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford, CT
Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Mary Breda Morrissey, MD, MS, MBA
Westmed Medical Group
Yonkers, NY
Dorothy E. Shuldman, Esq.
Phillips Lytle LLP
Buffalo, NY
1.5 MCLE Credits in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
2:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Break
2:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. IV. The Pre- and Post-Loper Landscape and Impact on Health Care Regulations and Technology
This session will provide a legal analysis of the Loper-Bright decision. It will examine the case law leading up to the Loper-Bright decision, the key provisions of the Loper-Bright decision and the implications the reversal of the Chevron decision may have on interpretation and implementation of longstanding regulations governing long term care, health care technology, privacy and security, compliance and reimbursement, and healthcare operations.
Moderator:
William P. Keefer, Esq.
Phillips Lytle LLP
Buffalo, NY
Panelists:
Colleen R. Pierson, Esq.
Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
Albany, NY
Chaya Rosenbaum, Esq.
Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C.
New Hyde Park, NY
1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice & 0.5 Credit in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection-General
4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. V. OMIG Audits: Time for Reform
For several years, there has been a provider outcry over the devastating impacts of overly aggressive practices by OMIG. This topic will discuss these concerns and recent legislative efforts to reform these audit practices to preserve due process and target material findings and provider misconduct.
Speaker:
Linda J. Clark
Barclay Damon LLP
Albany, NY
1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
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