REGISTRATION & POLICIES

REGISTRATION CHANGES: If you register for the One-Day program only or National Academy only and decide at a later date to attend the entire meeting, you will be charged at the current rate (early-bird, advance, or regular) for the meeting you are adding. The discount for registering for both programs is applicable only when registering for both meetings in one transaction.

INFANTS/CHILDREN: Infants and children under the age of 18 are not permitted in the educational sessions at any time.

GUEST PASSES: INS does NOT offer guest passes for this meeting.

NO SOLICITATION POLICY (“SUITCASING”): Suitcasing is defined as any activity designed to solicit or sell products or services to delegates attending a meeting without the proper authorization by show management or in ways that violate the rules of the event. Any attendee who is observed to be soliciting business in public spaces, or in violation of any portion of this policy, is subject to removal without refund, as well as additional penalties.

PHOTOGRAPHY & RECORDING POLICY: Photography and recording (video or audio) of any kind is strictly prohibited during all educational sessions, except for the official National Academy photographer and the session recording firm.

TAX DEDUCTION: You may be able to deduct the cost of the National Academy and related expenses from your federal income taxes. Please consult your tax advisor for details.

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY: All registration cancellations must be made in writing to INS and will be refunded only if received by October 4, 2019. All refund requests are subject to a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds or credits will be issued for any reason after October 4. No exceptions will be made. “No-shows” forfeit all registration fees paid and are not eligible for any refunds or credits. Cancellations of hotel reservations cannot be made through INS.

TRANSFERS/SUBSTITUTIONS: If you register for the One-Day program, National Academy, or the entire meeting (both meetings) and are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to a colleague. A $50 transfer fee will apply.

GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY REGULATIONS AFFECTING MEDICAL MEETINGS

AdvaMed Code, PhRMA Code, and Individual State Laws: Many exhibitors at INS National Academy abide by the AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals or the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals. This is in addition to individual state health care reform laws that restrict their interactions with health care professionals. As a result, many companies can no longer provide giveaways that are not educational in nature, or in some cases, refreshments to health care professionals in their booths or at their sponsored events. We appreciate your understanding and support.

FEDERAL HEALTH CARE REFORM LAWS

Disclosure of National Provider Identifier (NPI#)/Sunshine Act: Because of new federal health care reform laws (Physicians Payment Affordable Care Act or “Sunshine Act”), exhibitors and sponsors are now required to file an annual report to the federal government disclosing items with a value exceeding $10 (such as educational giveaways, refreshments, etc.) that have been given to health care professionals with prescribing authority or from teaching hospitals. This report must include the business address of the recipient and, if the recipient is a physician or has prescribing authority, the area of specialty and the National Provider Identifier (NPI) of the covered recipient.

If you already have an NPI number, please include this on your registration form.

Not sure what your NPI number is? Look it up in the NPI REGISTRY.