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National Seminars Group & Padgett Thompson
a division of Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center
Course Description

HIPAA Compliance & the HR Dept
Learn Best HR Practices for Keeping YourOrganization in Full Compliance With New and Upcoming HIPAA Rules and Regulations

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Emerging Issues in HR: A Regulatory Update
Get Up-to-the-Minute Information on Hot Legislative Issues, the Latest Court Rulings and Changes in Federal Regulations: FLSA, ADA, FMLA and Much More!

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What You’ll Learn Dates/Locations, Pricing

Get Up to Speed FAST on HIPAA Compliance and Key Legislative Issues That Impact HR

Two Cutting-Edge Workshops on Essential HR Topics:
Attend One or BOTH for an Incredible Day of Training!

Program Description

As an HR professional, there’s not a job on the planet harder hit by the impact of legislative and regulatory changes than yours.

Whether it’s HIPAA, FMLA, FLSA, ADA or the rest of the regulatory alphabet soup, the laws and rules affecting your HR function seem to change almost daily. It’s your job to know the ins and outs of these laws to keep your company out of legal hot water — a huge responsibility, to say the least.
But the daunting task of staying up to the minute on dozens of ever-changing compliance issues is about to get a whole lot easier, thanks to two brand new, cutting-edge workshops. HIPAA Compliance & the HR Department and Emerging Issues in HR: A Regulatory Update are information-packed half-day workshops designed to deliver — in plain English — the “most important of the most important” on these two essential HR topics.

HIPAA Compliance & the HR Department spells out key requirements of HIPAA compliance, including “best practices” for handling the new privacy rule and upcoming security requirements. You’ll also find out how to avoid HIPAA’s trouble spots that often trip up HR pros, as well as what to do when HIPAA overlaps with other governmental regulations like COBRA. Most important, you’ll get all your questions expertly answered by your trainer — an authority on HIPAA compliance issues.

Emerging Issues in HR: A Regulatory Update will get you up to speed fast on crucial legal issues that impact HR, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Workers’ Compensation and more. This workshop is so current, in fact, that we can’t fully describe the agenda in this brochure; it will be revised between now and the date you attend so we can fill you in on the status of the very latest legislation pending before Congress and regulatory agencies.

Our workshops have been set up in concise half-day sessions, with HIPAA in the morning and the regulatory update in the afternoon. While you have the option to attend just one session, we firmly believe you’ll want to stay for both fact-filled programs. Just getting your questions on these complex HR topics answered by an expert is alone worth the price of the enrollment fees!
There’s no faster or better way to get the “must-know” information you need than to attend these cutting-edge workshops designed for busy HR professionals like you!

Bottom-line: Make even one mistake concerning compliance with HIPAA, FLSA, FMLA, ADA and all the rest, and you can get your company fined, sued or both. Isn’t it worth spending one energizing day away from the office to upgrade your knowledge on these crucial issues? You’ll leave with a ton of new information — and the confidence that comes with knowing you’ve got your organization’s bases covered!

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What You’ll Learn

Attend HIPAA Compliance & the HR Department for these major benefits ...

1. Know how HIPAA impacts your day-to-day HR functions.
2. Get all your questions answered by an expert in HIPAA compliance, including exactly what constitutes PHI.
3. Identify gaps in your HIPAA compliance plan — and know how to fill them.
4. End confusion about what is a covered entity, a hybrid entity and a business associate.
5. Understand key requirements and mandated policies for HIPAA compliance.
6. Recognize which employees need to receive HIPAA-related training and how often.
7. Gain a greater understanding of the purpose of the new Privacy Rule — and what it means to your organization.
8. Know what rights your employees now have concerning access to their health information.
9. Get “how to’s” for meeting HIPAA’s upcoming security requirements.
10. Better understand the roles of the privacy officer and information security officer.
11. Be in the know on additional HIPAA changes headed your way so you can prepare your organization to comply.
12. Never again lose sleep worrying that you’ve overlooked an aspect of HIPAA compliance!

Here’s how you’ll benefit from Emerging Issues in HR: A Regulatory Update ...

1. Gain an expert interpretation on the latest FMLA rulings, including “intermittent leave.”
2. Learn best practices for avoiding the rising number of age discrimination suits.
3. Clarify meanings for “impairment,” “disability” and “illness” under ADA.
4. Understand how FLSA changes may alter the way you classify employees.
5. Know how to deal legally with terminations of employees in “protected” classes.
6. Recognize the risks posed by accessing FCRA records during pre-employment screening.
7. Get a heads-up on OSHA changes looming on the horizon.
8. Find out the most recent court rulings concerning sexual harassment cases.
9. Discover which practices will help you avoid organizational and personal liability.
10. Be in the know on what lies ahead for key regulatory issues that impact HR.
11. Get your questions answered on the tricky ins and outs of FMLA, ADA and more.
12. Have the most recent legislative developments that affect your job deciphered for you — into plain English.

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Workshop Agenda

HIPAA Compliance & the HR Department

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: HIPAA Defined

• An overview of HIPAA’s specific protections and guarantees
• Clarifying Title II (Administrative Simplification section) and HIPAA amendments
• HIPAA terminology explained: Covered entity, PHI and more
• Myths about HIPAA that cause confusion
• How HIPAA’s rocky legislative history has dragged out implementation
• Understanding how enforcement works, and penalties for HIPAA violations

Critical Issues for HIPAA Compliance

• Identifying how — and where —HIPAA impacts your organization
• Recognizing exactly how the HIPAA rule applies to your HR functions
• Key requirements and mandated policies for HIPAA compliance
• A look at “best practices” for meeting HIPAA standards
• Does your organization’s HIPAA compliance plan pass muster? Find out!
• Helpful resources for sorting out HIPAA compliance issues

How HIPAA Rules Impact/Interact With Other Rules and Regulations

• HIPAA, ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation: Recognizing how these acts interrelate and overlap
• Recognizing common “trouble spots” when HIPAA collides with other rules

Handling Recent and Upcoming Changes in HIPAA

• The new HIPAA Privacy Rule: What does it require the average
  business to do?
• “How to’s” for meeting employee training requirements for the Privacy Rule
• Examining sample forms for notice of privacy practices, business associate agreements and more
• Does your complaint procedure for alleged Privacy Rule violations meet requirements?
• Upcoming compliance dates every HR professional must know
• HIPAA’s future and yours: What’s on the horizon and what you can do now to prepare

Emerging Issues in HR: A Regulatory Update

Key Laws That Impact HR — An Overview of Existing and Proposed Changes

• Family and Medical Leave Act legislation, including “intermittent leave provisions”
• Proposed changes for the Fair Labor Standards Act, including “white-collar exemptions”
• Americans with Disabilities Act: The difference between impairment and disability and much more
• Workers’ Compensation issues that commonly trip up HR pros
• Up-to-the minute information on changes looming in the Occupational Safety and Health Act, including OSHA Standards Improvement Project — Phase II
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act: More complaints are being filed

Recent Court Rulings: Deciphering Late-Breaking Legal Developments

• FMLA case rulings involving attendance issues and more
• Latest court rulings on sexual harassment cases, including “hostile” work environment, “tangible employment action” and sexual orientation
• Recent rulings on FLSA: When must you pay overtime? Travel time? Training time?
• Various recent ADA rulings, including “reasonable accommodation” and “adverse action”
• Court interpretations on age discrimination cases that may surprise you
• Developments concerning the Fair Credit Reporting Act and pre-employment screening

Hottest HR-Related Questions Answered!

• Top 10 HR-related mistakes that can land you and your company in court
• Discrimination suits are most often filed in which two areas — and what can you do to prevent it?
• “Best practices” for avoiding organizational and personal liability in your HR duties
• Dealing legally with terminations when an employee is in a “protected” class
• Understanding how you MUST respond to a complaint of sexual harassment, according to federal law
• Are you guilty of negligent hiring? Avoiding problems when giving references, checking police records and other critical areas

Your Guarantee of Complete Satisfaction

We stand behind our seminars with a 100 percent , iron-clad, money-back guarantee of satisfaction. If for any reason you’re not completely satisfied with the solid skills, the tips, tools and shortcuts, and the crucial information you receive during this workshop, we’ll refund your money in full. Every penny. Guaranteed!

Program Hours:
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at
8:30 a.m.

Group Discount: When 3 enroll from your organization, a 4th attends FREE!

Lunch:
Lunch is on your own.

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