NJPMS ZOOM Webinar: Thursday, June 5, 2025

Description

New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society

You are Cordially Invited to Join the Podiatrists of NJPMS

Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 6:30pm until 7:30pm

Presented Lecture:

New Jersey Medical Debt Law: What Physicians Need to Know

Guest Lecturers:

 Laurie Clark, Lobbyist- NJAOPS, NJPMS

 Kendall Murphy, Lobbyist- NJ Association of Collection Agencies, Inc.

 Keith Kettelkamp- NJ Association of Collection Agencies, Inc.

Gerard J. Felt, Esq.- NJ Creditors Bar Association

At the Conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

·  Identify the key provisions of the Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act, including the definitions of “medical debt,” “collection actions,” and the legal limitations imposed on reporting and collecting medical debt in New Jersey.

·  Explain the obligations of healthcare providers and medical creditors under the new law, including requirements for offering reasonable payment plans, restrictions on initiating collection actions, and rules governing communication with patients during appeals or pending insurance reviews.

·  Evaluate how compliance with the law impacts clinical practice, patient communication, and ethical billing procedures, and apply best practices to ensure legal and regulatory adherence while supporting patients with financial hardship.

Meeting Location:

ZOOM

Pricing

This live CME lecture is free to all NJPMS Members.

Credit Designation Statement (NJPMS)

The New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society (NJPMS) is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. NJPMS has approved this activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 continuing education contact hours.

According to the disclosure policy of the New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society (NJPMS) , all speakers and any other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any relevant relationships with any commercial interests related to this activity. The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation. NJPMS speakers, Laurie Clark, Kendall Murphy, Keith Kettelkamp, Gerard J. Felt, Esq., NJPMS nor the CME committee have relevant financial conflicts to disclose.