How the Opioid Crisis and the SUPPORT Act Created a New Enforcement Reality

Thursday, February 7, 2019
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PT

Presented by:
Richard W. Westling – Member, Epstein Becker Green
Katherine Bowles – Attorney, Nelson Hardiman

During 2018, the Department of Justice dedicated additional enforcement resources to address the opioid crisis. By adding criminal penalties targeted at kickbacks in the SUD provider space, the SUPPORT Act significantly enhanced the many tools already available to the DOJ. These efforts will also likely further embolden private payor review activities.

 This webinar will address the questions that many providers have about these efforts and developments including:

• marketing and referral practices that must be avoided;
• the evolution of enforcement activities, regional prescription opioid task forces and what they could mean for providers; and
• why the future of enforcement will likely be far more robust and steps SUD providers should take to prepare.