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Facilities focused on providing mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation services have specialized needs that Krieg DeVault healthcare lawyers thoroughly understand. We have devoted substantial practice time to representing mental health care providers in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement issues, with particular emphasis on issues involved with serving low-income and uninsured patients. Our lawyers have also assisted numerous Indiana community mental health centers during Medicaid audit appeals. Proactive reimbursement assistance is a strong point of our services, as Krieg DeVault lawyers have successfully lobbied for a change in the Mental Health Parity Statute for Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibles requiring the state to cover services excluded by Administrative Code. With the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of coverage on mental health services, reimbursement concerns are sure to increase – and our firm is ready to offer guidance through the complex regulatory maze.

Stark Law compliance
Anti-kickback compliance
False claims and billing matters
General corporate counseling
Mergers and acquisitions
Joint ventures
Intellectual property protection, copyright, and patent prosecution
Management of health care records (HIPAA)
Managed care contracting
Disaster planning and recovery
Federal and state government relations
Antitrust
EMR issues, Health IT management and liability
Telemedicine and technology issues among providers with consumers
Payor relations, audits and appeals
Billing, coding, and coverage issues
Litigation, arbitration, and mediation
Qui Tam cases
Peer review hearings and staff privilege issues
Behavioral health forensic services

Facilities focused on providing mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation services have specialized needs that Krieg DeVault healthcare lawyers thoroughly understand. We have devoted substantial practice time to representing mental health care providers in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement issues, with particular emphasis on issues involved with serving low-income and uninsured patients. Our lawyers have also assisted numerous Indiana community mental health centers during Medicaid audit appeals. Proactive reimbursement assistance is a strong point of our services, as Krieg DeVault lawyers have successfully lobbied for a change in the Mental Health Parity Statute for Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibles requiring the state to cover services excluded by Administrative Code. With the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of coverage on mental health services, reimbursement concerns are sure to increase – and our firm is ready to offer guidance through the complex regulatory maze.

Focus Areas

Stark Law compliance
Anti-kickback compliance
False claims and billing matters
General corporate counseling
Mergers and acquisitions
Joint ventures
Intellectual property protection, copyright, and patent prosecution
Management of health care records (HIPAA)
Managed care contracting
Disaster planning and recovery
Federal and state government relations
Antitrust
EMR issues, Health IT management and liability
Telemedicine and technology issues among providers with consumers
Payor relations, audits and appeals
Billing, coding, and coverage issues
Litigation, arbitration, and mediation
Qui Tam cases
Peer review hearings and staff privilege issues
Behavioral health forensic services