Long Island Healthcare Lawyer

Healthcare Attorney Serving Long Island, NY

Long Island's healthcare community in Nassau and Suffolk Counties includes physician practices, dental offices, home health agencies, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, and long-term care facilities. Many Long Island providers are navigating practice transitions, managed care contracting challenges, and increasing regulatory scrutiny around billing practices and corporate compliance.

Agarunov Law Firm provides healthcare law services for Long Island providers and healthcare businesses. We handle practice formation, regulatory compliance, HIPAA matters, fraud and abuse analysis, managed care contracting, and healthcare transactions including practice sales and acquisitions.

Our Financial District office is accessible from Long Island via the LIRR to Penn Station, a short connection to our Financial District office. Schedule a free consultation to discuss your healthcare law needs.

Healthcare Law Services for Long Island Providers

Practice Formation and Structuring

Long Island providers forming practices in Nassau or Suffolk County must comply with the same corporate practice of medicine restrictions that apply throughout New York. We structure compliant practice entities and management organizations for Long Island healthcare businesses.

Regulatory Compliance

Long Island providers face the same federal and state compliance requirements as New York City providers. We develop compliance programs tailored to your practice type, size, and risk profile.

HIPAA Privacy and Security

Long Island healthcare providers must comply with HIPAA's Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Breach Notification Rule. We advise on HIPAA compliance programs, business associate agreements, breach response procedures, and the intersection of HIPAA with New York's additional privacy requirements. Providers who handle electronic health records need particular attention to security safeguards.

Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Compliance

Federal fraud and abuse laws restrict financial relationships between healthcare providers. The Stark Law prohibits physician self-referrals for designated health services, and the Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits offering or receiving anything of value in exchange for referrals. Long Island providers who share office space, employ other providers, or participate in joint ventures need to structure these arrangements carefully. We analyze existing and proposed arrangements for compliance.

Healthcare Transactions

Long Island healthcare providers buying or selling practices face unique transaction issues including patient record transfers, payor contract assignments, credentialing, and regulatory approvals. We handle the full transaction process from due diligence through closing, ensuring continuity of care and compliance with all applicable requirements.

Managed Care and Payor Contracting

Long Island providers who participate in managed care networks negotiate contracts that affect reimbursement rates, administrative requirements, and dispute resolution. We review managed care agreements, negotiate improved terms where possible, and advise on payor disputes and appeals.

What Long Island Healthcare Providers Should Know

Long Island's healthcare market in Nassau and Suffolk Counties includes a high concentration of physician practices, dental offices, and specialty providers. Many Long Island practices are established businesses facing succession planning challenges as founding physicians approach retirement. Early planning for practice transitions preserves value and ensures continuity of care.

Long Island providers participating in value-based payment arrangements and accountable care organizations face additional compliance requirements around quality reporting, shared savings calculations, and data sharing that require legal analysis.

Long Island home health agencies and licensed providers face DOH survey and compliance requirements that are actively enforced. Having legal counsel available for survey preparation and deficiency response is important for maintaining licensure.

Why Long Island Providers Choose Agarunov Law Firm

Agarunov Law Firm provides healthcare law services for Long Island providers and healthcare businesses.

• Practice formation and structuring compliant with New York's corporate practice doctrine
• Regulatory compliance programs including HIPAA, Stark Law, and Anti-Kickback Statute
• Healthcare transactions including practice sales, acquisitions, and mergers
• Accessible from Long Island via LIRR to Penn Station, a short connection to our Financial District office
• Licensed in both New York and New Jersey

How We Work With Healthcare Clients

• Step 1: Consultation. We discuss your practice, your legal needs, and the regulatory issues that apply to your situation. This consultation is free.
• Step 2: Assessment. We evaluate the regulatory framework applicable to your practice and identify compliance gaps or transaction requirements.
• Step 3: Implementation. We form entities, draft agreements, develop compliance programs, or manage transactions based on your specific needs.
• Step 4: Ongoing Support. We remain available for regulatory questions, contract reviews, compliance updates, and future transactions.