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Third Southeastern Health Planning Symposium

March 19, 2010  8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

The Westin Charlotte
601 South College Street
Charlotte, NC 28202

To register for the event, please click here.

Presenters: Gary S. Qualls

Please join us in Charlotte for the Third Southeastern Health Planning Symposium. This Symposium is a forum for planners, regulators, lawyers, and judges to share ideas and perspectives about health planning and Certificate of Need laws and developments.  Speakers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee will discuss CON, licensure and other health planning developments in their respective states. A welcome reception will also be held Thursday evening, starting at 6:00 p.m.

The agenda and current speakers for the symposium are included below. 

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Registration

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Introduction/Welcome

8:45 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.

State by State Update on CON and Health Planning  Laws and Process

8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

North Carolina, Gary S. Qualls, Partner, K&L Gates

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

South Carolina, Ralph Barbier and Jimmy Long, Partners, Nexsen Pruet and David S. Levitt, Managing Partner, Levitt Healthcare Affiliates    

10:15 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Break

10:25 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

Georgia, Armando L. Basarrate, II, Partner, Parker Hudson

11:10 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Florida, Seann Frazier, Partner, Greenburg Traurig

11:55 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Tennessee, Kate Stephenson, Partner, Trauger and Tuke

12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

Lunch 

1:40 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.

Policy Discussions and Feedback from Differing Perspectives

1:40 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.

A View from the Bench, ALJs from various states

2:40 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Break

2:50 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.

A View from the Health Planner’s Perspective, Daniel Carter, Health Planning Source

3:50 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.

A View from the Regulators’ Perspective, CON Regulators from various states, moderated by Bob Coble, Partner, Nexsen Pruet

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