OMIG Launches New Webinar Series on Each Compliance Element

On Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) posted on its website an Introductory Webinar (Webinar #26), the first in a nine-part webinar series on New York's mandatory compliance program obligation. The Introductory Webinar outlines the eight elements required of mandatory compliance programs, identifies who is required to have a compliance program, and details the areas of a Medicaid provider's operations to which compliance programs must apply.

The series continues with eight individual webinars (Webinars #27 through Webinar #34), each dedicated to one of the eight elements required of Medicaid providers' mandatory compliance programs. Each day, from Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Friday, Nov. 6, OMIG will post two webinars in the series. The webinars identify a specific compliance element's statutory and regulatory requirements, outline what OMIG's Bureau of Compliance looks for when it assesses a Medicaid provider's compliance program, and detail compliance related tools and resources available on OMIG's website to assist providers in meeting the mandatory compliance obligations.

In December, OMIG will publish Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) raised in reference to the webinar series. Questions submitted to OMIG by November 25, 2015 will be included in the December FAQ. Additional information about the FAQ, including instructions for submitting questions, is included in each webinar in the series.

OMIG is in the process of applying for continuing education credits for New York attorneys, auditors and compliance professionals.