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ForwardProviding Accessible Care: ADA Requirements for Health Centers
This webinar is included in the
Health Center 360 Annual Compliance Training Subscription.
Despite the fact that people with disabilities comprise approximately 25 percent of the population, they often confront barriers to basic health care services such as physical examinations, weight measurement, and effective communication with their health care providers. “Accessibility” in 2027 means much more than it ever has: from physical and digital accessibility to accessible medical examination equipment, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance requires Health Centers to review their services and how they meet their patient needs with a fresh set of eyes. Intake procedures, websites, patient portals, waiting rooms will all merit a closer look. As accessibility expectations continue to expand, health centers should evaluate whether their facilities, equipment, digital platforms, policies, and day-to-day practices are keeping pace. Proactively identifying barriers can help reduce compliance risk, avoid costly remediation, and improve the patient experience.
In addition to the ADA, Health Centers must comply with an assortment of anti-discrimination laws that apply by virtue of their receipt of federal funding and participation in federal healthcare programs. These laws include the Rehabilitation Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. This session will cover the interplay and overlap between these anti-discrimination laws and health center program requirements.
Health centers are in a unique position to serve patients with disabilities because they are also affirmatively required by virtue of their receipt of Section 330 funding to provide care in a culturally competent manner while promoting access and eliminating barriers to care. Health centers have an opportunity to support and complement these anti-discrimination laws while meeting their patients’ needs and complying with these federal laws they are bound to follow.
Finally, using recent federal government enforcement examples involving the obligations to provide accessible health care to patients with disabilities under the ADA and these related laws, the presenter will explain what regulators are examining, where health care organizations commonly encounter difficulty, and what health centers can do to identify and address similar risks before they result in complaints or corrective-action obligations.
Whether your health center is beginning an accessibility review or strengthening an established ADA compliance program, this webinar will provide practical insights that clinical, compliance, and operations teams can put to use immediately.
The on-demand version of this webinar will be available for purchase after the conclusion of the live webinar.
Target Audience
- Target Audience
- Health center management
- Compliance and legal personnel
- Risk management and quality improvement professionals
- Health center CMOs
- Clinical staff
- Information technology and digital communications staff
Learning Objectives
After this webinar, you will be able to:
- Identify and distinguish between the key features of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
- Assess how these laws intersect with health center program requirements
- Anticipate issues concerning new digital accessibility requirements under the ADA
- Apply lessons from recent government enforcement efforts in the area of accessibility and health care to prioritize compliance and operational improvements
Course summary
- 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
- 1.20 CPE
Kathy S. Ghiladi
Kathy Ghiladi is a Partner in the firm's Health Care and Federal Grants practice groups. Her practice focuses on government-sponsored health care programs such as Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, with an emphasis on payment/reimbursement and compliance-related issues. Kathy also represents clients in government investigations and audits, litigation before federal and state courts, as well as in administrative appeals with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) and Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB). She provides reimbursement counseling, including identification, reporting, and repayment of overpayments, with respect to Medicare, Medicaid and private third-party payors. [Full Bio]
Participants can earn up to 1.20 CPE credits in Specialized Knowledge upon completion of all course requirements.
Attendee Requirements for CPE Credit
If you purchase CPE credit for this webinar you must satisfy the following condition in order to receive your certificate:
- Answer at least 3 of the polling questions or participation engagement elements per hour of CPE credit offered
- For full credit, you must participate in at least 3 of the participation engagement elements
Upon completion of these requirements, we will email you your CPE Certificate within two (2) weeks.
Additional Information
- Prerequisites: None
- Target Audience: Health center management, Compliance and legal personnel, Risk management and quality improvement professionals, Health center CMOs, Clinical staff, and Information technology and digital communications staff
- Advanced Preparation: None
- Program Level: All
- Formal Learning Program: Group
- Location: Online
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Available Credit
- 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
- 1.20 CPE
Price
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