This session is complimentary for all GHA members.The fee is $295 for non-members.Speaker Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRMCourse CurriculumThis webinar will discuss a law that applies to all hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals and other health care providers such as physician offices and nursing homes. Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, the law addresses nondiscrimination required signs and notices, interpreters, a civil rights law for health care providers, and more. It forbids discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin, age, and disability. It builds on long standing and familiar federal civil rights laws. This is the first law to prohibit discrimination based on sex, including gender and gender identity, in covered health programs and activities.This program will discuss changes by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to comply with the laws as well as case law regarding several issues important to hospitals.Hospitals are required to have a policy on nondiscrimination and must educate their staff. Patients must 1) be notified in a language they comprehend and 2) understand how to file a complaint if they encounter discrimination. Additionally, interpreters must be qualified, the definition of which will be explained.This program will provide resources and information to help meet the education requirements to ensure your employees know and follow this law. A list of each state’s 15 taglines will be provided as an additional resource. Sample notices to be posted and sample grievance procedures will also be provided.Continuing Education CreditsThe Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 2 contact hours. By attending Complying with OCR Section 1557: Discrimination, Interpreters, Required Signs, and More Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 2 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit. If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.
This session is complimentary for all GHA members.
The fee is $295 for non-members.
Speaker
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM
Course Curriculum
This webinar will discuss a law that applies to all hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals and other health care providers such as physician offices and nursing homes. Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, the law addresses nondiscrimination required signs and notices, interpreters, a civil rights law for health care providers, and more. It forbids discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin, age, and disability. It builds on long standing and familiar federal civil rights laws. This is the first law to prohibit discrimination based on sex, including gender and gender identity, in covered health programs and activities.
This program will discuss changes by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to comply with the laws as well as case law regarding several issues important to hospitals.
Hospitals are required to have a policy on nondiscrimination and must educate their staff. Patients must 1) be notified in a language they comprehend and 2) understand how to file a complaint if they encounter discrimination. Additionally, interpreters must be qualified, the definition of which will be explained.
This program will provide resources and information to help meet the education requirements to ensure your employees know and follow this law. A list of each state’s 15 taglines will be provided as an additional resource. Sample notices to be posted and sample grievance procedures will also be provided.
Continuing Education Credits
The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 2 contact hours.
By attending Complying with OCR Section 1557: Discrimination, Interpreters, Required Signs, and More Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 2 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.