Section Membership As of 6/28/2023 the Section had 458 members. Financial Status The Section had an account balance of $21,576 as of 06/28/2023. CLEs & Events The Section hosted 8 CLEs in fiscal year 2022-23. Program Title | Date | Event Code | CLE Credits | Attendees | Virtual/ In-person/ Hybrid | The Changing Landscape of Provider Malpractice in Minnesota | 9/16/2023 | 472886 | 1.0 Standard | 33 | In-person | After Dobbs - A Practical Discussion of an Uncertain Legal Landscape | 10/19/2022 | 475466 | 1.0 Standard | 42 | In-person | Health Equity in the Law - Behind the CMS Regulations and the Joint Commission Standards Advancing Health Equity | 11/18/2022 | 477307 | 1.0 Elimination of Bias | 46 | Virtual | Digital Health 2023 | 1/20/2023 | | 1.0 Standard | 31 | Virtual | Health Law Institute | Technology in Health Care | 2/24/2023 | 481002 | 2.25 Standard | 90 | Virtual | No Surprises Act: Surprisingly Complicated | 3/42/2023 | | 1.0 Standard | 14 | Virtual | Private Equity in Health Care: Observations and Trends | 4/21/2023 | 485419 | 1.0 Standard | 65 | Virtual | 2023 Health Law Section Annual Meeting | 05/19/2023 | 486991 | 1.0 Standard | 70 | In-Person | Annual Meeting and Election Results The Section’s Annual Meeting was held on 5/19/2023 and 70 people attended.
Council Officers (one-year term, starting 7/1/2023): • Chair: Steve Lokensgard, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP • Vice-Chair: Paul Sand, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota • Treasurer: Meaghan Moriarty, Allina Health • Secretary: Christine Garrison, HealthPartners Members for Term Re-Election: • David Aafedt, Winthrop & Weinstine PA • Jane Blaney, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP • Leah Fitzgerald, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare • Laura Nelson, Stinson LLP • Benjamin Peltier, Lathrop GPM • Patrick Ebeling, Law Student Liaison/non-voting New Candidates for three-year term starting July 1, 2023: • Quinn O'Reilly, Assistant General Counsel, Ucare • David Ellenbogen, SVP, Secretary & General Counsel, Medica • Mark Gardner, MBA, JD, Directing Attorney, Gardner Law 2023-2024 Health Law Section: Full Council Slate • David Aafedt, Winthrop & Weinstine PA • Thomas Beimers, Hogan Lovells • Jane Blaney, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP • Ashton Boon, Mayo Clinic • Leah Fitzgerald, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare • Jessica Ammons Flynn, Boston Scientific • Caitlyn Francois, Medica • Shireen Gandhi, Minnesota Department of Human Services • Christine Garrison, HealthPartners • Randall Hanson, Dorsey & Whitney LLP • Bryan Huffman, Prime Therapeutics • Katherine B. Ilten, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. • Jessica Kracl, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation • Steve Lokensgard, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP • Meaghan Moriarty, Allina Health • Laura Nelson, Stinson LLP • Elizabeth Owen, UCare Minnesota • Benjamin Peltier, Lathrop GPM • Aaron Rodriguez, Coloplast Corp. • Paul Sand, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota • Mai Lee Yang, Nilan Johnson Lewis PA. • Anne Kanyusik Yoakum, Hennepin Health • Quinn O'Reilly, Assistant General Counsel, Ucare • David Ellenbogen, SVP, Secretary & General Counsel, Medica • Mark Gardner, MBA, JD, Directing Attorney, Gardner Law Diversity, Equity and Inclusion What diversity, equity and inclusion goals did the Section include in the 2022-2023 work plan, how did you approach these goals, and what was the result? The DEI sub-committee members and council officers participated in the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) to better understand the current intercultural competence of the Health Law Section Council. Following completion of the IDI, section members engaged in discussion by using a question from the intercultural development plan during monthly council meetings. The IDI group report will also be used to focus the Council’s DEI goals and activities for the coming year. Date _7/17/2023_____________ |