Tucker Arensberg’s Healthcare Practice Group includes some of the most experienced health law attorneys in the region. We handle the legal problems so our clients can handle the important work of caring for patients. We work with physicians, physical therapists, dentists, optometrists, and all other professional care givers to help them avoid the many legal traps of running a practice. Tucker Arensberg lawyers have experience in all major health law issues:
- Employment Issues – employment contracts, restrictive covenants, wage and hour issues/audits, harassment/discharge claims, and unemployment/workers’ compensation claims. Our employment attorneys also advise on workplace and leave accommodations laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and religious-based accommodations.
- Compliance – Anti-Kickback, Stark, Corporate Compliance Programs, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigations.
- Reimbursement – managed care contracts, federal, state, and commercial reimbursement issues, and audits.
- Practice Organization – professional corporations, limited liability entities (e.g. LLCs, LLPs, RPCs), joint ventures, general and limited partnerships, tax-exempt organizations, practice mergers, acquisitions, succession for professional corporations, and shareholder agreements.
- Credentialing and Licensing for Individuals and Health Care Facilities – state licensing disputes and disciplinary actions, medical staff hearings, and institutional licensing (Long Term Care (LTC), Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC), Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), etc.).
- Tax and Employee Benefits – Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and 403(b) plans.
- Estate, Succession and Retirement Planning – wills, powers of attorney, trusts, family limited partnerships, business succession planning, incapacity and retirement planning, and asset protection planning.
- Intellectual Property and Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) – Electronic Medical Record (EMR)/Electronic Health Record (EHR), hardware and software lease and license agreements, protection and enforcement of trademarks and patents, technology transfer to start-up companies, and licensing and assignment of technology to third-party companies.
- Hospital Institution Relationships – professional and administrative, practice support, lease and joint venture, and other agreements with hospitals and physician practices.
- Trade Associations – associations under § 501(c)(6) and tax-exempt organizations and foundations under § 501(c)(3).
- Independent Practice Networks or Associations – Multi-practice networks of healthcare professionals for marketing and contracting.
Our lawyers have years of experience advising clients regarding their legal, business, and strategic issues and can draw upon substantial resources and knowledge in all of these areas to provide answers to your health law problems.
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