5th Annual Health Law Regulatory & Compliance Competition
- Featuring luncheon speaker, Daniel Levinson, JD, Inspector General, US Department of Health & Human Services
- Saturday, April 2, 2016, 8am-3pm, Baltimore, MD
- Registration, travel, lodging, and meal expenses covered (up to a $950 value)
- Hosted by the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
The Health Law Regulatory & Compliance Competition is a unique and innovative competition that challenges students to navigate through the complex regulatory landscape of health care law, including compliance with health care regulations and FDA law.
The Competition requires teams of 2-3 JD students to analyze a hypothetical fact pattern involving various interactions between health care stakeholders and entities participating in several health care activities that necessitate regulatory and compliance oversight. The fact pattern will be given to teams the day of the competition, and students will have approximately 1.5 hours to analyze the problem. Teams will then present their findings and recommendations to a panel of practicing regulatory and compliance attorneys. The winner will be announced at the Competition during the celebratory competition luncheon.
The 5th Annual Competition will focus on several interactions between various health care stakeholders, including hospitals, physicians, drug and device manufacturers and related third parties. Specifically, this year’s problem will challenge students to address several areas, including but not limited to:
- Healthcare fraud and abuse issues, including the Anti-Kickback Statute and applicable safe harbors and exceptions, Stark Law, Civil Money Penalties Act, exclusion, and the False Claims Act and applicable whistleblower or qui tam provisions
- Hospital related issues including accreditation, Medicare Conditions of Participation, tax-exempt status, HIPAA, and compliance
- Payor issues including Medicare Conditions of Payment, audits, coding/reimbursement, and overpayments
- Challenges associated with new clinically integrated care models, including hospital/physician group alignment, quality-based compensation, and meaningful use of electronic health records
- FDA-regulated clinical trials and associated compliance issues for clinical trial sites
For more information: https://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/health/events/hlrc_competition.html
To be considered for the team, submit your name and unofficial transcript to Kari McMartin (kari.mcmartin@mitchellhamline.edu) by 12pm on Friday, February 12, 2016. The team will be announced on Monday, February 15th, 2016.