NYC Healthcare Compliance Attorney

Healthcare Regulatory Compliance in New York

Healthcare providers operate under one of the most heavily regulated frameworks in American law. Federal statutes including HIPAA, the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the False Claims Act, combined with state-specific regulations, create overlapping compliance obligations that affect virtually every aspect of practice operations — from patient intake and billing practices to referral relationships and vendor arrangements.

At Agarunov Law Firm, P.C., we help healthcare providers understand their compliance obligations, establish effective compliance programs, and structure their operations to minimize regulatory risk. Our approach is practical and preventive — identifying and addressing compliance issues before they become enforcement actions.

Key Regulatory Areas

HIPAA Privacy & Security

HIPAA's Privacy Rule and Security Rule impose comprehensive requirements for protecting patient health information. We help practices develop and implement HIPAA compliance programs including privacy policies and procedures, security risk assessments, business associate agreement templates, breach notification procedures, employee training programs, and documentation and record-keeping systems.

Stark Law Compliance

The Stark Law prohibits physician self-referrals for designated health services to entities with which the physician has a financial relationship, unless a specific exception applies. We analyze referral arrangements, compensation structures, and business relationships to ensure they fit within recognized exceptions including the employment exception, personal services exception, rental exceptions, and in-office ancillary services exception.

Anti-Kickback Statute

The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits remuneration intended to induce or reward referrals for services covered by federal healthcare programs. We review compensation arrangements, marketing programs, and business relationships to ensure they comply with applicable safe harbors and do not create kickback risk.

Compliance Program Development

The OIG recommends that all healthcare providers maintain compliance programs with seven core elements: written standards and procedures, compliance officer and committee, training and education, internal monitoring and auditing, reporting mechanisms, disciplinary guidelines, and response to detected offenses. We help practices build and maintain programs that satisfy these requirements.

Serving New York and New Jersey

Agarunov Law Firm is licensed to practice in both New York and New Jersey. We represent healthcare providers, medical practices, and healthcare organizations throughout the tri-state area including all five NYC boroughs, Long Island, and Northern New Jersey including Bergen County (Englewood, Fort Lee, Hackensack), Hudson County (Jersey City, Hoboken), Essex County (Newark, Montclair), and Passaic County (Paterson, Wayne).

Healthcare regulations differ between New York and New Jersey, and our dual-state licensing allows us to advise on the specific requirements of each jurisdiction.