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Audio Conference Description:

Earlier this year, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law what is now commonly known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Act makes sweeping changes to the provision of health benefits in America, with an impact on employers, government,and individuals. In this session, we will focus on the immediate impact of health care reform on your CAA and the steps you need to take now to ensure compliance.

About Our Presenter:
Edward I. Leeds, Esq. is Counsel at Ballard Spahr LLP, where he is a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group, Health Care and P3/Infrastructure Groups and Health Care Reform Initiative. His practice concentrates on issues relating to the design, administration, and taxation of health and other welfare benefits plans. Mr. Leeds has represented employers in the negotiation and drafting of contracts with insurers, third-party administrators, and other vendors in documenting and communicating welfare benefits plans, and in complying with applicable state and federal laws, including HIPAA, COBRA, cafeteria-plan requirements, and the rules applicable to government benefits programs, such as Medicare. He has counseled employers on the introduction of paperless technologies to the administration of their benefits arrangements, the provision of benefits to domestic partners, the introduction of wellness initiatives, and health and welfare issues that arise in corporate transactions, litigation, and collective bargaining.  Mr. Leeds lectures frequently on health and welfare benefits topics. He is a graduate of Haverford College and Harvard Law School.

Educational Goals and Objectives:

Audio Conference participants will obtain a better understanding of the legal, financial and management issues that apply to their organizations or to organizations with which they work. In particular, participants will learn how to (1) recognize many of the legal and, where relevant, financial requirements and best practices that apply to their organizations or organizations with which they work, and (2) develop strategies for complying with those requirements and best practices.

CPE Credit:
CPAs seeking CPE credit should register for it when registering for the audio conference. CAPLAW is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Website: www.nasba.org.

• Recommended credit for each audio conference: 1.5 CPE credits
• CPE Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge and Application
• Program Level: Update
• Delivery Method: Group Live
• Prerequisites and Advance Preparation: None
• A separate fee of $15 will be charged per audio conference, per person

Registration Details:

Register by September 27, 2010

Member: $101

Non-Member: $116
Mp3 Recording: $25 (registrants only)

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Some CAAs are individual members of CAPLAW. If you check the link above and find that the state or regional association to which you belong is not listed, call us at (617) 357-6915 to find out whether your CAA is an individual CAPLAW member.