2024 Webinar: Gun Policy Considerations in Health Care Organizations

Thursday, August 22, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Zoom

LeadingAge Kansas is proud to partner with Foulston Siefkin LLP and bring you this webinar.

This webinar is being provided at a discounted rate for Members as a Member Benefit. One registration allows for up to 6 individuals from a member organization to attend and receive CE credit. 

*Please note: A recording of this session is NOT included in the registration fee.*

Session Description:

All Kansas healthcare providers, but particularly long-term care and senior-living providers, need to have a plan to handle issues related to gun ownership, gun possession, gun storage, and even gun use in their buildings or on their property. Both patients and staff of healthcare facilities have certain gun-related rights under applicable Kansas and federal law, including rights under Kansas’s conceal-care law (the Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act), and facilities often must strike a careful balance between protecting those rights and managing risks at their facilities. Furthermore, active-shooter situations are a significant issue of concern for all facilities, and active-shooter preparation has become an important part of emergency preparedness. This session will cover a variety of topics pertaining to gun-related compliance, risk-management, and planning both for governmental and private facilities, including compliance with the Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act, compliance with federal requirements related to gun safety and active-shooter situations, and best practice concerning staff and patient possession and storage of guns.

Objectives:

• Provide an overview of the current legal and compliance risks related to gun possession and storage for long-term care and senior-living facilities.
• Become familiar with key Kansas laws related to gun ownership and conceal-carry rights.
• Identify gun-related compliance concerns that are specific to governmental providers.
• Detail gun-related signage requirements for healthcare facilities.
• Provide a summary of rules related to staff or patient storage of guns in their personal vehicles.
• Understand federal rules pertaining to gun access and use in long-term care facilities.
• Become familiar with best practices for preparation and planning for active-shooter situations.
• Cover ways in which facilities can reduce their risk of liability for a gun-related issue or incident. 

Presenter: Alex W. Schulte
Partner | Foulston Siefkin LLP

ALEX W. SCHULTE is a partner with Foulston Siefkin LLP, based in its Kansas City office.  Mr. Schulte is a member of the firm’s health law practice group who practices primarily in the healthcare regulatory and transactional areas.  Mr. Schulte has represented a variety of hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, nursing facilities, physician practices, and other healthcare providers.  Mr. Schulte graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2013 and is a member of the American Health Law Association, the Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys, and the Kansas and Johnson County Bar Associations.

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Continuing Education:
This educational event has been approved for up to 1.0 continuing education hours in the core of Administration for Licensed Adult Care Home Administrators, Adult Care Home Operators and Dietitians by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Health Occupations and Credentialing approved provider number (LTS A0009).

LeadingAge Kansas is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 1.0 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0102-1116.

*Continuing education hours are subject to change.
*Dates and Times are subject to change.