Caring for Health Center Patients in 2025 and Beyond: Gender Affirming Care

February 13, 2025

Recent Executive Orders issued by the Trump Administration —"Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" and "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation"— have proposed sweeping changes to redefine gender in federal policy and restrict certain medical care, particularly for transgender youth under the age of 19. While the legality of these Executive Orders is currently being challenged in court, whether or not they are implemented, they forecast the compliance challenges for health centers that offer gender affirming care to their patients as part of their federal scope of project.

In this webinar, Feldesman attorneys will provide an overview of the legal and compliance considerations related to providing gender affirming care, including:

  • An overview of Executive Orders and how they affect clinical practice, funding restrictions, and the rights of transgender patients;
  • Anticipating and responding to patient and employee concerns about the provision of gender affirming care at health centers;
  • Collecting patient information and protecting patient records, including when disclosing patient records is required; and
  •  Exploring the implications of offering gender affirming care outside of the federally supported project as an “other line of business.”

    Please note: This webinar is offered as a complimentary product to all Health Center Compliance Training Plan subscribers. For more information on our Health Center Compliance Training plan, click here or contact us.

    The on-demand version of this webinar will be available for purchase after the conclusion of the live webinar. 

 

Target Audience

  • Executive Staff
  • Clinical Leadership
  • Compliance
  • Legal Counsel

Learning Objectives

After this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Understand how Executive Orders influence clinical practice, funding restrictions, and the rights of transgender patients while staying informed on ongoing legal challenges that may impact healthcare policies.
  • Learn how to effectively address questions and concerns from staff and patients related to providing gender affirming care within health centers.
  • Understand the protocols for collecting, storing, and disclosing information regarding a patient’s gender identity in patient records and other reporting systems while ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards.
  • Outline the legal, financial, and administrative considerations involved in providing gender affirming care outside of your federally supported scope of project.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 1.20 CPE
Course opens: 
02/06/2025
Course expires: 
03/14/2025
Event starts: 
02/13/2025 - 1:00pm EST
Event ends: 
02/13/2025 - 2:00pm EST
Cost:
$185.00
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Molly S. Evans

Molly Evans is a Partner in the firm’s Health Care practice group. She advises health centers on the management of clinical, employment and workforce-related risks, with a particular focus on professional liability, the Federal Tort Claims Act and HIPAA matters. From her experience as both a private attorney and in-house counsel, Molly knows the importance of managing liability and risk issues in mission-driven organizations. [Full Bio]

Rosie Dawn Griffin

Serving as a Partner in the Federal Grants, Health Care, Litigation & Government Investigations and Government Contracts practice groups, Rosie counsels and litigates on behalf of a diverse group of federal grant recipients, including federally qualified health centers and Head Start programs. Rosie also defends clients across a wide range of business sectors facing investigations and litigation under the False Claims Act (FCA) and similar statutes. Rosie brings deep knowledge to this work, and a unique perspective, having worked for many years at an elite relator’s side firm representing whistleblowers in FCA cases. Her years of FCA experience allow her to guide clients through all phases of a government investigation, from responding to civil investigative demands and subpoenas through litigation. [Full Bio]

Dianne K. Pledgie

Dianne Pledgie serves as Partner and Compliance Counsel with the firm’s Health Care practice group. Dianne advises health centers on implementing effective compliance programs and on addressing top compliance risk areas. Dianne counsels health centers and other organizations on developing compliance programs that include the OIG’s seven elements, respond to identified compliance risk areas and reflect the organization’s culture. Dianne also advises health centers and other organizations on patient privacy and confidentiality, including the HIPAA Privacy Rule and 42 CFR Part 2. She has experience responding to privacy and security incidents, including determining whether there has been a breach, notifying patients and the government and creating corrective action plans. [Full Bio]

Participants can earn up to 1.20 CPE credits in Specialized Knowledge and Applications upon completion of all course requirements.

ATTENDEE REQUIREMENTS FOR CPE CREDIT

If you purchase CPE credit for this webinar you must satisfy the following conditions in order to receive your certificate:

  1. Answer at least 3 of the polling questions during the webinar
  2. Complete the evaluation survey after the conclusion of the webinar or in the follow-up email

Upon completion of these requirements, we will email you your CPE Certificate within two (2) weeks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Prerequisites: None 
  • Target Audience: Executive Staff, Clinical Leadership, Compliance, Legal Counsel
  • Advanced Preparation: None  
  • Program Level: All
  • Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
  • Attendance Requirements: In order to be awarded the full credits, you must respond to at least three (3) polling questions.

Feldesman Leifer LLP is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website www.nasbaregistry.org (formerly www.learningmarket.org).

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 1.20 CPE

Price

Cost:
$185.00
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