Mr. Wulff's presentation will focus on legal and ethical issues involving fee collection techniques. He will explain the legal and ethical obligations to submit charges to the responsible insurer; what to do when payment is discontinued by workers' compensation and no-fault insurers; when and how licensees can pursue collection against patients; and the new prohibitions and penalities that can apply in workers' compensation claims set forth in Minn. Statue 176.126, subd. 2a. His presentation will include a discussion of the prohibitions under the federal and state antikickback and fee-splitting laws.
In this webinar, attendees will learn:
- How to ensure that licensees are submitting their charges to the responsible insurer in a variety of scenarios.
- How not to violate the new prohibition against pursuing collection against workers' compensation patients and the consequences if a violation occurs.
- How to avoid engaging in threatening, dishonest, or misleading fee collection techniques.
- How to avoid violating the antikickback and fee splitting statues.
1.0 Professional Boundaries CE - pending approval
