Closing the Loop on Community Care (PAS) Compliance Issues

Program Description:

Attorney Heidi Kocher breaks down the application of the Department of Labor's Companionship Exemption Rule - a critical regulation for home care agencies. Heidi dives into the accurate classification of attendants, a key compliance factor that directly affects overtime obligations and reimbursement outcomes. -> Why This Matters <- Agencies must meet the companionship exemption requirements to avoid paying overtime wages unnecessarily. Misclassification of attendants can lead to costly reimbursement issues and compliance violations. -> Your Takeaway <- Ensure your understanding of attendant classification is precise and up-to-date. This is essential for agency leaders, HR professionals, and compliance officers navigating DOL standards.

HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:

• §558.259[c][2]information on the state and federal laws applicable to an agency
• §558.259[d][4] agency responsibilities
• §558.260[a][3] basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting

Education-Training Credits:

• TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
  • 1.0 Clock Hr(s)

About the Presenter(s): Heidi Kocher

Ms. Kocher is a partner with Liles Parker and has over 20 years of experience in health care legal and compliance-related issues, representing all kinds of health care providers of all size. Her experience includes serving as a chief privacy officer and interim chief compliance officer at a medical device manufacturer. She also served as an outside compliance expert to a hospital and a clinical laboratory that were under Corporate Integrity Agreements. She has significant reimbursement experience, responding to and defending audits, addressing coverage policy issues, challenging denials, recoupments, and loss of billing privileges, obtaining HCPCS codes, and other reimbursement related issues. Her experience also includes implementing Corporate Integrity Agreements, guiding clients through voluntary self-disclosures and seeking advisory opinions from the OIG. In acknowledgement of her expertise, Ms. Kocher has served as a lecturer in the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Texas at Dallas. Ms. Kocher is licensed in Texas and Maryland and Certified in Healthcare Compliance.