Session Description

This webinar will address how health centers can work with the community at large in providing a continuum of care while maintaining requirements to ensure an independent and accountable organization. Participants will explore the various requirements for HRSA-compliant contracts and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) as well as general affiliation and collaboration criteria. Discussion will also examine the legal aspects of the health center’s Sliding Fee Discount Program and related billing and collections that facilitate the health center’s core mission – ensuring access to affordable care while maximizing revenue necessary to stay viable.

Series Description

With the release of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program Compliance Manual in 2017, FQHCs were ushered into a new era of health center compliance. The new Manual reaches beyond the longstanding “19 program requirements” and identifies over 90 distinct required compliance elements. To address all of these elements, health centers need robust policies, procedures, and systems to monitor and report on these compliance elements and improve performance on an ongoing basis.

In this webinar series, the Community Health Center Association of New York State (CHCANYS) invited industry experts including CohnReznick, attorneys from Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, and HRSA Consultants to present detailed guidance and resources to enhance your organizational approach as well as recommended strategies for achieving continuous compliance.

^{* The live webinar series was hosted by CHCANYS in Fall 2018}