The Sliding Fee Discount Program: Updates and Developments

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One of the foundational tenets of the Health Center Program, which dates back to the program’s inception, is the assurance by each health center that no patient will be denied services due to an individual's or family’s inability to pay for such services. The design, development and implementation of an effective Sliding Fee Discount Program (SFDP) is vital to meeting this core requirement. While the fundamental components related to SFDP eligibility have remained relatively stable throughout the years, several factors (e.g., the addition of new “required” elements by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); health centers’ expansion of their scopes to include complex services and treatments) have led to a greater degree of difficulty in establishing a SFDP that is reasonable, effective and compliant, while achieving the overall goals of minimizing financial barriers and ensuring access to care. Changes in how some health centers approach the SFDP in the wake of the recent COVID-19 pandemic have also resulted in additional layers of complexity.

This 3-part webinar series will provide a brief introduction to the HRSA-required SFDP elements, as set forth in the Health Center Program Compliance Manual, along with targeted advice and tips on development and application of the SFDP to complicated and multi-faceted services. Participants will explore aspects of the SFDP that present the most common areas of difficulty in design and implementation and that lead to highest risks of non-compliance.

This webinar series is available at a discount to Premium Plan members.

Target Audience

Health Center executive staff
Financial leadership and staff, including billing and collection staff
Administrative/operations staff
Compliance officers
Contracting personnel
Other staff assisting with the development and implementation of the Sliding Fee Discount Program

Course summary

Course opens:

07/17/2023

Course expires:

09/24/2023

Cost:

$500.00

Title	Date & Time (ET)	Duration
Part 1: The Basics – SFDP 101	August 21 1:00 p.m.	75 mins
Part 2: Applying the SFDP to Contracted and Referred Services and Establishing Discounted Cost-Sharing, Waivers, and Reductions	August 22 1:00 p.m.	75 mins
Part 3: Sliding Fee for Diagnostic and Complex Services and Your 340B Program	August 23 1:00 p.m.	90 mins

Michael Glomb

Michael Glomb is a Partner in the firm's federal grants and health care groups, and has over three decades of experience advising community-based organizations on a broad range of legal matters. Specifically, he offers guidance to Federally Qualified Health Centers, other federal grantees, and several professional and trade associations on the 340B drug discount program, tax exemption, grants law, and fraud matters. [Full Bio]

Marcie Zakheim

A Partner at the firm, Marcie specializes in health care law, particularly in the areas of federal grants, grant-related requirements and grants management related to the federal health center program. Health centers turn to Marcie as a resource for knowing not only the letter of the law, but also the likely interpretation of requirements by federal policymakers, including the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). [Full Bio]

Participants can earn up to 4.80 CPE credits in Specialized Knowledge and Applications per webinar 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:

Answer at least 5 of the 7 polling questions during each 75 minute webinar and 6 of the 8 polling questions during the 90 minute webinar.
Complete the evaluation survey after the conclusion of the webinar or in the follow-up email

Upon completion of these requirements, FTLF will email you your CPE Certificate within seven (7) business days.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: Health Center executive staff, financial leadership and staff, including billing and collection staff, administrative/operations staff, compliance officers, contracting personnel, and other staff assisting with the development and implementation of the Sliding Fee Discount Program
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 5 out of 7 polling questions in the 75 minute webinars and 6 out of the 8 polling questions in the 90 minute webinar.

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell 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).

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The Sliding Fee Discount Program: Updates and Developments