Laboratories

The Firm provides counsel to independent clinical laboratories and physician-owned labs (POL’s).

 

Services for laboratories and physician-owned labs include the following areas:

 

Corporate / Transactional

 

  • Governance, formation and reorganization

  • Structuring multi-laboratory organizations

  • Shareholder & member transactions

  • Mergers and acquisitions

  • Lab Service Agreements (LSA’s) between labs

Employee Matters

 

  • Executive employment agreements

  • Restrictive Covenants

  • Employee Handbooks

Regulatory / Compliance

 

  • Anti-Kickback Statute & Stark Law

  • EKRA

  • HIPAA policies, procedures and practices

  • Compliance plans and training

Marketing

  • Counsel regarding marketing relationships

  • Negotiation and drafting of same

Billing & Reimbursement

  • Commercial and government payor billing & reimbursement advice

  • Investigations and audits

  • Overpayments and appeals

  • Counsel regarding Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA)