Legal Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Legal Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine is organized by ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC.

Expiration Date: December 15, 2023

Course Description:
Patient use and acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in the United States is increasing. However, many legal issues remain unresolved surrounding provider oversight, inconsistent legislative mandates regarding definitions of standards of care and scope of practice, liability issues for providers and organizations, and lack of knowledge about CAM therapies.

Purpose/Goal:
The outcome of this course is for the learner to describe major legal issues facing biomedical providers and integrative health providers, state laws relating to the regulation, credentialing concerns, malpractice and liability issues, and third-party reimbursement.

Conference Topics:
• Advance Practice
• Behavioral Health
• Case Management
• Complementary and Alternative Health
• Entrepreneurship
• Integrative Health
• OB/GYN
• Occupational Therapy
• Social Work
• Women's Health

Conference Objectives:
• Describe state law issues relating to the regulation of medical and CAM providers.
• Describe key elements of the credentialing process for physicians and CAM providers.
• Describe liability issues for health care organizations.
• Explain the relationship between CAM therapies and health literacy, health freedom, and access to treatment.
• Identify key issues related to herbal medicine and dietary supplements in patient care.
• Identify key issues related to referrals to CAM providers.
• Identify essential elements in the disciplinary process for health care providers.
• Describe third-party reimbursement issues related to CAM therapies.
• Define “willing provider laws.”.
• Explain key issues related to reimbursement, health care fraud, and experimental or medically unnecessary treatments.