Business, Rules and Laws: Let Us Protect You

Session Information

Regional Event: se
Start Date: 06/08/2024 10:20 am
End Date: 06/08/2024 12:00 pm
Location: Las Olas III-IV

Speakers in this session...

  • Kim Driggers

    Kim Driggers JD

    Kimberly A. Driggers is the owner of Driggers Law, PA, where she represents the Florida Chiropractic Association as its General Counsel and serves as one of their Lobbyists.  For the prior twenty-plus years, Ms. Driggers was in private practice in Orlando and Tallahassee, Florida, initially representing the interests of insurance companies in their defense of injury and insurance claims.  After a number of years and for the majority of her practice, she put her insurance knowledge to use in representing medical providers, injured patients, and homeowners in the denial of insurance benefits, litigating insurance claims in courts throughout Florida.

    Ms. Driggers is well known in the area of Personal Injury Protection insurance law (No-Fault or PIP insurance) and has authored numerous articles, testifies regularly in the Florida Legislature, and lectures for the Florida Chiropractic Association throughout the State of Florida.  She is a longstanding member of the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys.

    In August 2019, Ms. Driggers became the first Non-Chiropractor and seventh woman since 1963, to be elected to the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the international testing agency for the chiropractic profession that develops, administers and scores standardized exams for the chiropractic profession.

    She received her B.A. in Psychology Magna Cum Laude from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in 1990.  Ms. Driggers attended the Florida State University College of Law, receiving her J.D. in 1994.

    Sessions...

    Business, Rules and Laws: Let Us Protect You
    Regional Event: se
    Start Date: 06/08/2024 10:20 am
    End Date: 06/08/2024 12:00 pm
    Location: Las Olas III-IV
    Session details

    Chiropractors will be briefed on recent legislative changes and potential impacts. Disciplinary pitfalls are highlighted, along with strategies to steer clear of them. DOH licensing updates are provided, addressing vital concerns for chiropractic practice. The discussion extends to understanding myths surrounding independent contractors and the various tests determining their classification. Additionally, compliance guidelines for incorporating allopathic medicine into chiropractic practices and navigating health care clinic licensure are elucidated. Finally, strategies for ensuring compliance with laws governing business structuring, ancillary services, and contractual agreements are outlined to prevent compliance-related setbacks. This is a lecture that you will not want to miss!

    Learning Objectives

    • Identify recent legislative changes impacting chiropractic practice in Florida, distinguishing between laws that have passed, those that have not, and potential implications for chiropractors in the upcoming legislative session.
    • Analyze the key factors and tests involved in determining the classification of workers as independent contractors, including the Economic Realities Test, IRS Control Test, ABC Test, and Common Law 20-Factor Test, to mitigate risks of misclassification.
    • Evaluate compliance requirements for incorporating allopathic medicine into chiropractic practices, including adhering to Medicare laws, commercial insurance policies, and Florida-specific regulations regarding health care clinic licensure and supervision of APRNs and PAs.

Chiropractors will be briefed on recent legislative changes and potential impacts. Disciplinary pitfalls are highlighted, along with strategies to steer clear of them. DOH licensing updates are provided, addressing vital concerns for chiropractic practice. The discussion extends to understanding myths surrounding independent contractors and the various tests determining their classification. Additionally, compliance guidelines for incorporating allopathic medicine into chiropractic practices and navigating health care clinic licensure are elucidated. Finally, strategies for ensuring compliance with laws governing business structuring, ancillary services, and contractual agreements are outlined to prevent compliance-related setbacks. This is a lecture that you will not want to miss!

Learning Objectives

  • Identify recent legislative changes impacting chiropractic practice in Florida, distinguishing between laws that have passed, those that have not, and potential implications for chiropractors in the upcoming legislative session.
  • Analyze the key factors and tests involved in determining the classification of workers as independent contractors, including the Economic Realities Test, IRS Control Test, ABC Test, and Common Law 20-Factor Test, to mitigate risks of misclassification.
  • Evaluate compliance requirements for incorporating allopathic medicine into chiropractic practices, including adhering to Medicare laws, commercial insurance policies, and Florida-specific regulations regarding health care clinic licensure and supervision of APRNs and PAs.