Deadline to Register: Tuesday, March 17, 2015
In
one of the most widely anticipated health care decisions to be issued in recent
years, the Minnesota Supreme Court recently ruled that the medical staff bylaws
at issue constituted an enforceable contract between the hospital and members of
the medical staff and that a medical staff has the legal capacity to sue (and be
sued). This case, Medical Staff of Avera Marshall Regional Medical
Center, et al. vs. Avera Marshall, has grabbed attention both nationally
and regionally and presents a series of challenging questions for both hospital and physician counsel.
This session will discuss the case itself and explore its potential
repercussions, including: the functions of medical staff bylaws, implications of bylaws being a contract
and why physicians and hospitals benefit-or not-from enforcement of bylaws,
whether enforceability of bylaws can be disclaimed or avoided, what it
might mean for medical staffs to be an unincorporated associations, and possible conflict
of interest issues for hospital counsel.
Please join the Health Law Section for a
discussion of the Avera Marshall case and its lessons for both hospitals and
medical staffs going forward.
Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by the program from 8:00 -
9:00 a.m. Special meal requests need to be received no later than Tuesday,
March 17.
Presenters:
Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Gray Plant Mooty Mooty & Bennett PA
Kathy
Kimmel, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Margo Struthers, Oppenheimer
Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Moderator:
Claire Topp, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
CLE Credits:
1.0 Standard CLE Credit Applied | Event Code: 201945
Cost:
Health Law Section Member: $15.00
MSBA Member but not a member of
the Health Law Section: $20.00
Non-MSBA Members: $30.00
Law
Students: Free
New Admittees (Attorneys Admitted to the Minnesota Bar after
January 1, 2014): Free
Join the Health Law Section:
MSBA members who are not members of the Health Law Section can join and attend
this CLE for FREE. Click here
to add the section to your membership and then contact Sue Bores to register for this meeting
at no charge.
Remote Participation:
Teleconferencing is available. Please indicate that you will attend
remotely when registering. Instructions will be sent via e-mail on
Thursday, March 19.
To register with a check, please mail in this registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Questions? Contact Sue Bores | 612-278-6325