Lighting The Way To A Better Workers’

Compensation System

Tuesday, November 14 Registration 12:00pm-5:00pm Heritage Room Foyer Board of Directors Meeting 2:00pm-5:00pm Palmer/Irwin Director’s Reception & Dinner 6:30pm-9:00pm Heritage Room Sponsored By: NCCI Wednesday, November 15 Continental Breakfast Sponsored By: ISO 7:30am-9:00am Heritage Room Foyer Registration 8:00am-5:00pm Heritage Room Foyer Welcome & Opening Remarks 9:00am-10:00am Heritage Room Frank R. McKay, SAWCA President Chairman & Chief Appellate Court Judge, GA State Board of Workers’ Compensation Keynote Address Kentucky Secretary Derrick Ramsey Heritage Room

The career path of Derrick K. Ramsey is one that personifies leadership most notably as an All-American football player, nationally recognized athletic director, and his service to public office in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. While these accomplishments over the last 40 years have occurred in various arenas, Ramsey’s commitment to success and gift for building consensus along the way has remained a cornerstone of his legacy at each stop.

Morning Refreshment Break 10:00am –10:15am Heritage Room Foyer Sponsored By: Concentra

General Session 1 10:15am-11:00am Heritage Room Presenter: Raji Chadarevian, NCCI, Manager and Associate Actuary NCCI shares the direction and strategies it is employing to address those issues that "keep us up at night". Join Raji Chadarevian as he focuses in on the internal and external factors impacting medical benefits…information we all need as we seek to improve the systems in which we work.

General Session 2 11:00am-11:45am Heritage Room Presenter: Laure Lamy, WCRI WCRI’s research and state specific studies provide policymakers with significant objective information that is useful in evaluating issues that confront the workers’ compensation systems. Join Laure Lamy for an in-depth view of opioids and physician dispensing in our southern jurisdictions.

Lunch With The Committees Noon - 1:15 PM Various – See Below Buffet Lunch In Ballroom Foyer Sponsored By: Equian Adjudication / Administration & Procedures Stewart Room Hosted By: Deneise Lott (MS), David Langham (FL) Melodie Belcher (GA) & C. Wade McGuffey (Goodman McGuffey)

Self-Insurance & Insurance Davis Love III Boardroom Hosted By: Steve Novak (Trean) Preston Williams (MS), Dan Gibson

(MASI) & Tom Hebson (Safety National)

Claims Administration Watson Room Hosted By: Tom Glasson (AIG) & Pauline Williams (LA)

Management Information Systems Palmer Room Hosted By: Evelyn McGill (VA), Ken Eichler (Work Loss Data)

Medical Rehabilitation Irwin Room Hosted By: Dr. Robert Snyder (TN), Lucretia Johnson (KY), & Betty Reid (Rehabilitation Advisors – FL)

Breakout Committee Meetings: Claims Administration 1:30pm-2:30pm Heritage Room

Co-Chairs Tom Glasson (AIG) and Pauline Williams (Louisiana) welcome Francine Johnson, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Optum to the Claims Committee breakout meeting to share “The Role & Use of PBM’s in Workers’ Compensation… Their Many Features & How They Can Be Utilized To Help Manage Claims”.

Afternoon Refreshment Break 2:30pm-2:45pm Heritage Room Foyer Sponsored By: Trean

Combined - Administration & Procedures 2:45pm-4:00pm Heritage Room - Adjudication

Ethics …"Dilemmas (?), Kindergarten, & The Great Pumpkin"

Hon. Dwight Lovan, Former Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims, continues his series on ethical dilemmas as they manifest themselves in the daily decisions of workers' compensation leaders. Judge Deneise Lott (Mississippi) and Judge Melodie Belcher (Georgia) welcome Commissioner Lovan to a combined meeting of

SAWCA's Administration & Procedures Committee and SAWCA's Adjudication Committee. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear from a true statesman and renowned leader in our industry

President’s Reception 6:00pm-8:00pm Fountain Terrace Sponsored By: HealthSmart Casualty Claims Solutions & Workers’ Compensation Institute

In Case of Inclement Weather - Join Us In The Stewart Room

Thursday, November 16 Continental Breakfast Sponsored By: ISO 7:30am-9:00am Heritage Room Foyer Registration 8:00am-5:00pm Heritage Room Foyer Welcome & Morning Update 8:45am – 9:00am Heritage Room Texas Commissioner, Ryan Brannan, shares an update on recent natural disasters and their impact on workers compensation systems, their ability to deliver benefits, and the staff issues that arise when these events occur. General Session 2 9:00am-10:30am Heritage Room SAWCA Introduces The “Industry Roundtable” … a unique opportunity for industry representatives to discuss those concerns and ideas that “keep them up at night” sharing their perspective and suggestions as we strive to improve the workers’ compensation system for all stakeholders. Join Max Koonce, Managing Director for Sedgwick Claims Management Services, as he moderates a panel that includes: Elizabeth Bailey, Waffle House; Andrew Walker, BMW; Tom Glasson, AIG; Mark Walls, Safety National; Trey Gillespie, PCI; Chris Carey, Metis Holdings; Donna Shenesky, American Mining; Gary Langswager, Kia Motor Manufacturing Georgia; and others. Morning Refreshment Break 10:30am-10:45am Sponsored By: Concentra

General Session 3 10:45am-Noon Heritage Room “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that your organization owes the Medicare program the amount shown above and this amount is delinquent (past due). This debt arose under the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) provisions of the Social Security Act.” Whether it is the Conditional Payment Notice, the Demand Letter, or the Intent to Refer Letter…or maybe some other aspect…CMS has gone on the offensive. SAWCA brings a panel from multiple disciplines to address all issues surrounding CMS collections, Medicare Set-Asides, and more. Moderated By: Douglas J. Holmes, President of UWC. Panelists include: Sheral Kellar, Louisiana Director of WC; Lavonya Chapman, Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance Counsel at Optum; Rafael Gonzalez, President of Flagship Services Group, LLC; & Michael R. Merlino, SVP of Medicare Compliance and Structured Settlements for Sedgwick.

Convention Lunch Noon-1pm Stewart Room Sponsored By: Optum Breakout Committee Meetings:

Management Information Sys. Committee: 1:30pm - 2:30pm Watson Room

Julie Tappendorf “Keeping it Legal On Social Media”

Co-Chairs: Evelyn McGill (VA) & Ken Eichler (ODG – Work Loss Data Institute) Julie Tappendorf, author of the book "Social Media & Local Governments: Navigating the New Public Square," will discuss how to identify and navigate the legal issues that arise in agency use of social media, including the First Amendment, records retention, copyright

laws, and employee use of social media, among other topics. She will also provide tips for creating a social media policy, and discuss the importance of training employees on appropriate use of social media, both on and off-duty.

Afternoon Refreshment Break 2:30pm- 2:45pm Ballroom Foyer Sponsored By: Trean Self-Insurance & Insurance Committee 2:45pm- 4:00pm Palmer/Irwin Room Co-Chairs Preston Williams (MS) and Steve Novak (Trean) welcome Gary Davis, Executive Director for the KY Coal Employers Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund for an update on two unique situations impacting self-insurance and the security provided to protect the injured workers. Resolutions on Frontier Insurance and Patriot Coal…one an insurance carrier bankruptcy…the other a large self-insured employer. Additional information and industry updates will be shared. Medical Rehabilitation Committee 2:45pm- 4:00pm Watson Room “Catastrophic Non-Fatal Injuries: Three Case Presentations and Best Practices” …When truly catastrophic but not fatal injuries occur, how can they be best handled? Committee Co-Chairs Dr. Robert Snyder (TN), Lucretia Johnson (KY) & Betty Reid (Rehabilitation Advisors – FL) welcome Dr. Pritesh Parbhoo, Clinical Director for NeuroInternational Healthcare, LLC for a review of “best practices” followed by a discussion on three cases …how they have been handled to date and how they might be handled going forward with a view toward patient advocacy and its impact on outcomes from multiple perspectives. Dinner On Your Own Coffee Cordials & Confections 8:30pm-10:00pm Tartan B Room Sponsored By: UBS Financial & Inn Lobby

Friday, November 17 Friday SAWCA “Grits” Breakfast 7:30am-8:30am Heritage Room Sponsored By: ISO Buffet In Foyer Welcome and Conference Update 9:00am – 9:30am Heritage Room General Session 5 “Hmmm” 9:30am-10:30am Heritage Room Bob Wilson, CEO of WorkersCompensation.com LLC, presents “Things that make me go Hmmm.” Join us for SAWCA’s version of 20 Questions when Bob asks the panel to comment on things that confound, confuse, perplex and just generally make us all go “Hmmm.” The 2017 ACC “Hmmm Panel” includes Julie Tappendorf, Partner with Ancel Glink; Beth Aldridge, Commissioner of Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission; and Paul Sighinolfi, Executive Director & Chair of the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board. Announcements & Final Remarks 10:30am-11:00am Heritage Room