Though 2024 is winding down, 2025 will be here before we know it, along with that there are many rules and regulations, new and revisited that trustees should have on their board agendas. Join health care law experts Heather De La Garza- Barrone, J.D., associate general counsel; Nicole Lusardi, J.D., THA associate general counsel; and Steve Wohleb, THA senior vice president and general counsel; to learn and discuss the compliance hot topics that boards should be aware of. Topics covered will include Texas’ nurse staffing law, charity care requirements, undocumented-immigrant executive order and more.
Registration Pricing
Member Group (Unlimited connections from your organization): $125
Non-Member Group (Unlimited connections from your organization): $175
Who should attend:
Hospital Trustees and Executive Leadership in Texas.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand pertinent compliance topics, new and reemerging, that could impact your organization in 2025;
- Discuss how the 2024 Presidential election could shape regulatory compliance; and
- Understand the board’s role in compliance oversight.
Continuing Education:
American College of Healthcare Executives
By attending the Physician Credentialing: How-To and Common Mistakes Webinar offered by Texas Hospital Association participants may earn up to 1.0 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Certified Healthcare Trustees Education
The Texas Healthcare Trustees designates this continuing certified healthcare trustee education activity for up to 1.0 contact hours. For more information about the CHT program, please contact THT at 512-465-1071.
Faculty
Steve Wohleb, J.D., Chief Legal Officer, Texas Hospital Association, Austin
Steve Wohleb serves as Chief Legal Officer for Texas Hospital Association, advising the organization on a wide range of operational and governance issues, supporting THA’s advocacy efforts in several policy areas, and serving as a resource to members on a wide range of issues. Prior to joining THA in 2018, he spent his entire 25-year legal career primarily representing hospitals and other health care providers in a wide range of legal, regulatory, and transactional issues. Areas of practice included: health care transactions, including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and contracts; general and professional liability litigation; medical staff, credentialing and peer review issues; Medicare reimbursement and other federal healthcare program issues; HIPAA; hospital licensing, regulatory, and enforcement issues; behavioral health licensing, regulatory, and enforcement issues; bioethical issues; and many other aspects of the healthcare legal and regulatory framework.
Heather De La Garza-Barone, J.D., Associate General Counsel, Texas Hospital Association, Austin
Heather De La Garza joined THA in April, 2022 as an Assistant General Counsel. Heather has practiced law in Texas for the past 15 years. In 2016, she began practicing health law as Associate General Counsel at DHR Health in Edinburg, TX. Prior to joining THA, Heather served as Special Counsel, Veterans Affairs at the Texas General Land Office. In this role, she advised the agency on health law and data privacy matters. She will serve as Chair of the Health Law Section of the Austin Bar Association for 2022-2023. She is a graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas School of Law.
Nicole Lusardi, J.D., Associate General Counsel, Texas Hospital Association, Austin