Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: A New Civil Rights Law for Health Providers, Employees of Health Programs and Health Insurance Companies 2016

Key Topics

• ACA`s new requirements to prevent sex discrimination
• The 4 civil rights laws incorporated into Section 1557
• How HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) defines "covered entities"
• ACA`s new requirements for health insurance companies
• Association Discrimination related to association with members of a protected class
• The wide variety of federal funding that applies to the ACA
• OCR`s role in enforcing Section 1557
• Covered entities` required administrative steps
• Resources for implementing Section 1557

Who should Attend

• Human resources professionals including generalists and HR managers
• All Management including team leaders, supervisors, middle managers, directors, and senior leaders, administrators
• Attorneys
• Risk Managers
• Nurses
• Physicians
• Physicians, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, home health agencies, public health agencies, nursing homes, health insurance companies, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, therapists, nurses, nurse practioner, medical technicians, medical assistants, administrative assistants, compliance managers