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2019 Roger L. Williams National Regulators College

Presented By: The Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators

The Self-Insurance Guaranty Funds of America Sponsored By WCI

2019 Course Curriculum & Schedule Separate Registration & Payment Is Required…Register At: www.sawca.com

College Open Only To State Regulators, Officials, & Legislators College Deans: Honorable Karl Aumann Beth Aldridge Chairman, Maryland WCC Commissioner, Mississippi WCC

Monday August 12th Hall Of Cities – New York & New Orleans

Continental Breakfast: 8:00am – 8:45am Opening Session:

“Workers’ Compensation 101: A History & Overview” 8:45am – 9:00am Presenters: Honorable Karl Aumann, Maryland WCC

Beth Aldridge, Mississippi WCC Welcome, Introduction and overview of topics to be covered & issues discussed during

seminar beginning with a brief history of the origins of the state programs.

Session 2: 9:00am – 10:15am Topic / Title: “ Insurance Coverage Issues – An Employer Focus”

Moderators / Presenters: Susan Schulte (NCCI) Description: Various Insurance Coverage issues/options will be explained and discussed including Voluntary Market, Self-Insurance, Large Deductibles, PEO’s, Captives, Residual Market / Assigned Risk Pools, State Funds

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10:15am – 10:30am Morning Refreshment Break Session 3:

10:30am – 11:45am Topic / Title: “ Insurance Coverage Issues – An Employee Focus”

Moderators / Presenters: Susan Schulte (NCCI) Description: Various Coverage issues/options will be explained and discussed including Covered Employees, Independent Contractor, Impact Of A 1099 & How Payment Is Issued, Undocumented Workers, Exempt Employees and more.

11:45am -1:00pm Lunch Provided For All Students & Presenters

Session 4: 1:00pm – 1:45pm Topic / Title: Insolvency & Bankruptcy…What You Need To Know Presenter(s): Gary Davis (KY), Charles Hough (AL), Jack Reale (GA), & Bryan Berthelette (SC)

Description: Insolvencies and bankruptcies will occur…how you have prepared and how you respond will determine how successful you will be in “managing” the event …including staying out of the news.

Session 5: 9th Annual National Regulators Roundtable

Crystal Ballroom G1 2:00pm – 4:30pm Moderator: Honorable Melodie L. Belcher, GA State Board of Workers’ Comp The National Regulators Roundtable brings together regulators from throughout the nation

to discuss challenges concerns and issues facing individual jurisdictions in the oversight of the constantly evolving workers’ compensation industry. Issues encountered by one state may have already been successfully resolved by another. An emerging problem or concern in one jurisdiction may be an omen for developments in another, as workers’ compensation trends know no boundaries. The National Regulators Roundtable is a forum where regulators share lessons learned and seek timely answers.

 

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Joint  Reception:    College  &  NAWCJ      /  5:00pm  -­‐  6:00pm   Tuesday August 13th Hall Of Cities – New York & New Orleans

Continental Breakfast: 7:45am – 8:45am Session 6: 8:45am – 10:00am

Topic / Title: The Roger L. Williams college is pleased to incorporate the “Live Surgery” session presented by WCI as part of the College Curriculum for 2019. See WCI agenda for location & details.

10:00 – 10:10am Morning Refreshment Break Hall Of Cities – New York & New Orleans

Session 7: 10:10am – 11:00am

Topic / Title: Alternative Pain Management Options

Presenter(s): Rosalie Faris (OMCA – KY) & Becky Curtis (Take Courage Coaching™) Description: Rosalie Faris and Becky Curtis share alternatives to managing chronic pain without the dangers of addiction or medical complications.

Session 8: 11:00am – 11:50am

Topic / Title: “Will The Controversial Become The Norm” Moderator / Presenter(s): Greg Gilbert (Concentra) & Paul Tauriello (Colorado) Description: A “fast & furious” trip through various new, possibly controversial and/or challenging medical issues including medical marijuana, air ambulance, AMA Guides, medical technology, telemedicine and more that are impacting our state systems.

11:50am – 1:00pm Lunch Provided

Session 9: 1:00pm – 1:50pm

Topic / Title: “EDI – What Is It Good For…Absolutely Everything” Presenter: Gregg Lutz, IAIABC, Director of Standards Development & Outreach Join Gregg Lutz as he moderates a panel of industry and state professionals as they share the

basics of EDI along with how the data may be used beyond compliance and issuing fines.

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Session 10: 1:50pm – 2:40pm

Topic / Title: “Political Challenges and Realities Of Agency Leadership” Presenter: Dwight Lovan, Former KY Commissioner & SAWCA President An interactive discussion focused on the political and bureaucratic realities of leading a state agency covering personnel issues, public relations, Legislative and Executive Branch communications, ethics and more.

2:40pm – 3:00pm Afternoon Refreshment Break

Session 11: 3:00pm – 3:30pm

Topic / Title: Compliance & Fraud – 30,000 Foot Overview Presenter: Andrew Sabolic, Asst. Director, Florida WCC Join Andrew Sabolic as he shares how Florida combats the constant and pervasive practice of

“going bare”…insurance style...and ways to encourage compliance.

Session 12: 3:30pm – 4:15pm

Topic / Title: “Data Security Within Your Agency” Discussion Led By Industry Experts Join us as we discuss the “how’s” & “why’s” of keeping your data inside…and ‘their”

data outside. This is the one place and time that you cannot share…so forget what you learned in Kindergarten.

Session 13:

“Developing Tools, Resources, & Networks ” 4:15pm – 4:30pm Presenters: Honorable Karl Aumann, Maryland WCC

Beth Aldridge, Mississippi WCC

Our College Deans provide an overview of the various national, regional, and statewide associations that exist to support the workers' compensation industry concluding the

program with an open discussion of workers’ compensation issues.