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Program Information•

Attendee & SponsorRegistration

Day 1 Thursday, June 27, 20198:30am ..........................Registration

9:00 – 10:30am..............Corporate Compliance, Survey Enforcement

10:30 – 10:45am............Break/Exhibits

10:45am – 12:15pm ......Regulatory and Legal Update

12:15 – 1:15pm ............Lunch/Exhibits

1:30 – 2:30pm ..............Regulatory and Legal Update

2:30 – 3:30pm ..............Person Center Care Planning

3:30 – 3:45pm ..............Break/Exhibits

3:45 – 4:45pm ..............Medicaid Cost Reports~Why Do We Care?

4:45 – 6:00pm ..............Reception with Sponsors

This program will offer administrators, regional di-rectors, finance officers, and department heads theinformation and tools they need to be a proficient

leader in providing quality cost-effective care to those inneed while supporting and managing a skilled team.

Register for one or both days.

Cancellation PoliciesOnce registered you are responsible for payment of the registration fee,unless the cancellation policies are followed:

• Refunds, minus a processing fee ($100 for full registration, $75 forone-day registration) will be honored if requested in writing one weekprior to the date of the program.

• Same day refunds will be issued if HFAM is notified of a State Surveybeing conducted at your center.

• Registrants unable to attended are encouraged to send a substitute. Substitutions are allowed without prior notification.

• Sponsorships are non-refundable.

HFAM reserves the right to cancel the program at any time.

Photo DisclaimerHFAM reserves the right to use any photograph taken during the programwithout the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph. HFAM may use the photo in hard copy or electronically in,but not limited to, brochures, newsletters, presentations, social media, andour website. Any person attending a HFAM event that does not want theirimage recorded for distribution should make their wishes know in writingto the event organizer at pdegrasse@hfam.org prior to the event.

By participating in a HFAM event and not notifying the event organizer inwriting your desire not to have your photo used, you are agreeing to theterms and conditions listed above.

Continuing EducationHFAM is an approved sponsor of education programs for Nurs-ing Home Administrators and Maryland Social Workers.

Administrators – The program is approved by the NationalContinuing Education Review Service of the National Associa-tion of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators.Program is approved for 6 participant hours each day.

Social Workers – The program is approved by the MarylandBoard of Social Work Examiners for Category 1 Continuing Ed-ucation. Each day is approved for 6 hours each day.

Questions? Contact Patty DeGrasse410-401-3089 or pdegrasse@hfam.org

REGISTRATION

Attendee RegistrationIncludes access to education sessions, exhibit hall, all food and beverage including reception on June 27 and a prize drawing.

Sponsorship Cost• 10 x 10 booth for both days and a reception with attendees the night

of June 27, includes registration for 2 company representatives

$1000 Members $1500 Non-members

• 10 x 10 booth for both days, a reception with attendees on June 27and an invitation only dinner on June 27, includes registration for 2 company representatives

$2000 Members $2500 Non-members

MEMBERS

1st person registrant $275 both days $175 single day

Additional registrants $250 both days $150 single day

NON-MEMBERS

1st person registrant $400 both days $275 single day

Additional registrants $350 both days $250 single day

How to Registeras an Attendee or Sponsor

Go to www.hfam.orgUnder Education, select eventscalendar, and scroll down tothe June dates.

Overnight AccommodationsTurf Valley Resort2700 Turf Valley RoadEllicott City, MD 21042410-465-1500

Turf Valley is offering a discounted rated of$129 per night for Wednesday, June 26 andThursday, June 27. Indicate you are attendingthe HFAM Meeting.

Day 2 Friday, June 28, 20198:00am ..........................Registration/Exhibits

8:30 – 9:30am................Employment Law

9:30 – 10:30am ............Down to the Wire with PDPM

10:30 – 11:00am............Break/Exhibits

11:00am – 1:00pm ........Person Centered Care~The Road Map to Reimbursement

1:00 – 2:00pm ..............Lunch/Exhibits

2:15 – 4:15pm ..............Quality Measures and 5-Star Rating

4:15pm ..........................Adjournment

SESSION DESCRIPTIONSDay 1 Thursday, June 27, 2019 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The Essentials of Quality Care regional program offers yourcompany exceptional exposure and interaction with own-ers and operators of skilled nursing and rehabilitation cen-

ters, including continuing care retirement communities.

In addition to the booth space (w/ 6 ft skirted table and 2 chairs)sponsors will receive recognition in marketing material, pre- andpost-attendee list, concentrated access to attendees duringregistration, breaks, lunches and the June 27 reception.

Sponsorship is limited to 10 companies to maximize your expo-sure to attendees.

…The Health Facilities Association of Maryland,

extends a warm thank you to our sponsorsat the time of this printing

Corporate Compliance, Survey EnforcementStarting in November all SNFs and NFs will be required to have a com-pliance and ethics program in place. Are you ready? In this session, wewill review the elements of effective compliance programs and discuss howto implement a program that works for your facility. You will also learnabout recent survey enforcement trends—including new guidance onimmediate jeopardy deficiencies.

Regulatory and Legal UpdateThis discussion will focus on recent regulatory and legal activity affectingthe long-term and post-acute healthcare sector. It will include informationon the new Maryland Licensing Regulations, recent Maryland Departmentof Health Transmittals, newly passed legislation, and MHCC CON modern-ization. What are the implications for your center? Position your team forproper implementation of new policies, procedures, and regulations?

Person-Centered Care Planning Recent changes to the Requirements of Participation (RoPs) furtherstrengthened the regulatory requirement to utilize a person-centered, in-dividualized approach to resident care planning and made changes to thesurvey process requiring more attention on assessment and care planningrequirements. As a result, there has been an increase in the number of sur-vey deficiencies related to assessment and care planning under the newsurvey process. This session will discuss the specific changes to the RoPsrelated to assessment and care planning, including components con-tained in phase three (required in November 2019), and will highlightthe most common deficiencies currently being cited.

Medicaid Cost Reports: Why Do We Care? This session highlights the importance of filing an accurate MarylandMedicaid Cost Report. The presentation will cover areas of cost reportsthat are significant and meaningful under the current reimbursement system. Learn how to utilize information from cost reports to manage anefficient and fiscally-sound facility.

ReceptionJoin friends and colleagues for refreshments, social-izing and connecting with our sponsors. A perfect opportunity, to stretch, relax and have fun after a fullday of education sessions. Whether you are attendingfor one or both days, all attendees are welcome.

Employment LawThis session will provide an overview of existing and newly enactedMaryland employment laws and will detail the U.S. Department of Labor’snew, proposed Overtime Rule. The program will also cover other impor-tant employment law developments in various federal agencies, such asthe NLRB’s new handbook standards and the DOL’s recent issuance ofseveral important FLSA and FMLA opinion letters.

Down to the Wire with PDPMFocus on last minute preparations for the Medicare PDPM reimbursementsystem, which goes in to effect October 1, 2019. Areas discussed will bePDPM’s impact on revenue and how to prepare. This presentation will explain how to project revenue under PDPM, how to prepare staff forthe change, and will also include other important Medicare topics suchas Payroll Based Journal, Value-Based Purchasing, Bad Debts, etc.

PDPM - The Road Map to Reimbursement, Person Centered Care, and Outcomes PDMP is the most significant change in payment methodology in twodecades and will require providers to rethink their skilled care delivery inorder to be successful. CMS has linked PDPM with holistic, person-centered care planning, and outcomes measured through the SNF QRP program. This session will discuss the key MDS items used in the PDPMrate determination and operational strategies for success underPDPM.

Quality Measures and the Five-Star Rating MDS information is used in a variety of ways: to develop an appropriateplan of care and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan over time, to de-termine payment rates under Medicare Part A, and to measure care out-comes using quality measures. Quality measures are publicly reported forconsumers to see on the Nursing Home Compare website. They are acomponent of the Five-Star Rating methodology used by CMS and helpdrive the survey process. This session will provide an overview of howquality measures are calculated and details regarding the recentchanges to the Five-Star Rating calculations.

Day 2 Friday, June 28, 2019

PRESENTERSHoward Sollins BAKER DONELSON

Howard L. Sollins has practiced law for over 38 years,nearly all of them in the Health Law area, both as an As-sistant Attorney General with Maryland’s Department ofHealth and in private practice since 1985, now with theBakerOber Health Group at Baker, Donelson, Bearman,

Caldwell & Berkowitz. He is a past chair of the Ober Kaler Health LawGroup. Howard is a 1975 graduate of George Washington University, witha BA in Comparative Religion. He earned his JD at the Washington Col-lege of Law at American University. He is a member of the Legal Commit-tee of the American Health Care Association, is a past Chair of the HealthLaw Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, and is a past memberof the Legal Committee at Leading Age, an association of not for profithealth care providers. He is currently the Vice President of ComprehensiveHousing Assistance, Inc. (an agency of The Associated Jewish CommunityFederation of Baltimore) and is Chair of the Board of Advisors for the Uni-versity of Maryland Baltimore, School of Social Work. He is listed for hiswork in health law in multiple editions of the Best Lawyers in America,Chambers and Super lawyers. He is a past recipient of The Daily Record’sLeadership in Law award.

Patrick Trotta HERTZBACH

Mr. Trotta is a director of the firm’s Healthcare ConsultingGroup. Mr. Patrick has accumulated over 30 years of ex-perience servicing clients throughout a variety of spe-cialty industries. However, his main expertise lies withinthe healthcare field. His clients include nursing homes,

continuing care retirement communities, adult day care centers, assistedliving facilities, rehabilitation service providers and senior housing projects.His areas of concentration and expertise include: Healthcare, HealthcareCompliance, Not-for-Profits, Strategic Planning and Litigation Support.

Mr. Trotta is a frequent speaker and presenter on healthcare related topicsand also provides litigation support services to numerous healthcareproviders. Accompanying his seasoned accounting and consulting career,Mr. Trotta also sits on several advisory boards, including the Health Facil-ities Association of Maryland, Towson University School of Business andEconomics, the Saint Agnes Hospital Foundation, the Stella Maris AdvisoryBoard and is a past-Chair of the Beacon Institute.

Kristen Carter BAKER DONELSON

Ms. Carter represents a broad spectrum of health careproviders, including hospitals, clinical laboratories, physi-cians and other health care providers. A substantial por-tion of her practice involves advising clients on federaland state fraud and abuse laws and regulatory compli-

ance issues. She also provides counsel regarding regulatory and licensureissues and managed care reimbursement and Medicare/Medicaid reim-bursement issues.

Ms. Carter has extensive experience analyzing arrangements under the fed-eral Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law and state fraud and abuse provisions.She takes a holistic approach to advising clients about potential arrange-ments with other health care providers, and frequently assists clients withinternal investigations, self-disclosures to government entities, acquisitiondue diligences, and corporate compliance matters.

She frequently lectures and drafts articles on fraud and abuse, and com-pliance issues. Ms. Carter has extensive experience dealing with issues re-lating to the Maryland Health Care Decisions Act, including providingadvice to physicians and other providers with respect to health care deci-sion-making for patients based on written and oral advance directives, liv-ing wills, surrogate decision-making and court-appointed guardianship.

Robin L. Hillier RLH CONSULTING

Robin L. Hillier is a healthcare executive dedicated topost-acute and long-term care. She is a Certified PublicAccountant, a State Tested Nursing Assistant, a LicensedNursing Home Administrator, and is Resident AssessmentCoordinator Certified and a Master Teacher through the

American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC).Throughout her career she has been involved in all aspects of facility op-erations, including ownership roles. She is currently the Director of Reim-bursement and Quality Metrics for Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin,Ohio, and President of RLH Consulting, which provides operational and re-imbursement consulting to providers of skilled nursing and assisted living.

Ms. Hillier is a member of the American Health Care Association Reim-bursement Cabinet and has been intimately involved with the developmentof the PDPM. She was part of a small contingent who met regularly to dis-cuss concerns and challenges with the original CMS proposal and was in-strumental in several improvements to the system. She has also been partof a pilot group that evaluated the effects the new model would havebased on actual beneficiary claims, which has given her keen insight intothe operational changes necessary to be successful.

Donna Glover BAKER DONELSON

Ms. Glover represents a wide variety of clients, advisingthem on day-to-day management issues relating to em-ployees, and guides clients in a way that minimizes ex-posure, defends them against charges of discriminationand wage complaints filed with the federal, state, and

local agencies, and handles various employment-related litigation matters.

As a part of her proactive approach with clients, she identifies trainingneeds and designs and facilitates training for managers and employeeson various topics, such as #MeToo and workplace civility, handling work-place investigations, federal, state, and local employment law develop-ments, ADA and FMLA compliance, and wage and hour developmentsand compliance.

As a litigator, she represents employers before federal, state and local ad-ministrative agencies, defends employers in federal and state courts, andinvestigates and responds to demand letters and assists clients with inves-tigating and responding to internal complaints. She routinely drafts, re-views and provides counsel on various documents governing theemployer-employee relationship, including handbooks, employmentagreements, separation agreements, settlement agreements, and otheremployment-related contracts.

Meredith Larson BAKER DONELSON

Ms. Larson advises health care providers on issues re-lated to compliance with federal and state health carelaws, including state licensing and certification require-ments, Medicare/Medicaid, HIPAA and the federal Anti-kickback Statute and Stark Law.

Her fraud and abuse practice includes conducting internal investigationsand audits and responding to government inquiries, such as qui tam in-vestigations and other enforcement efforts.

Ms. Larson has also advised providers on transactional matters, includinglicensure and certification following ownership changes and compliancewith fraud and abuse laws in the structuring of transactions involving healthcare facilities. She regularly provides counsel to long term care providers,including skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), assisted living facilities (ALFs) andcontinuing care retirement communities (CCRCs).

PRESENTERS