Kathryn F. Edgerton is a Member of Mintz's Los Angeles office. Kathryn advises hospitals and other health-related organizations on a broad range of transactional, regulatory, and strategic issues. Kathryn's clients include physician organizations, long-term and behavioral health providers, telemedicine providers, home health providers, and medical spas.
Known for providing practical, business-focused guidance, Kathryn counsels clients on operational and transactional matters. She advises national organizations and start-ups on strategic, business, and regulatory issues related to launches of innovative telemedicine models.
With a focus on addiction treatment and behavioral health, Kathryn has counseled over 100 addiction treatment providers on day-to-day operations. She has successfully obtained licensure, certification, and accreditation on behalf of clients, including addiction treatment facilities, group homes, adult residential facilities, congregate living facilities, and home health agencies regulated by California's Department of Health Care Services, Department of Social Services, and Department of Public Health. In addition, she regularly helps behavioral care facilities successfully counter denial of non-renewal of licensure, certification, and accreditation by government agencies.
Kathryn's health care transactional experience includes assisting with the formation of corporations, LLCs, and nonprofits. She has also prepared a broad range of governance documents related to ongoing business operations, as well as shareholder agreements, stock restriction agreements, documents related to financing and mergers, and employee and contractor agreements.
In addition, Kathryn counsels clients on the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA), the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the physician self-referral and payments law (Stark Law), California unfair competition law, and other health care regulatory matters.
As a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-US), Kathryn's work includes advising clients on the nuances of HIPAA, HITECH, and state privacy and security laws and regulations, including 42 CFR Part 2, the FTC Act, CMIA, and California breach notification laws. She has also worked closely with clients to evaluate potential breaches and draft data privacy and security policies and procedures, notice of privacy practices, and terms of use policies.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Kathryn F. Edgerton
- OCR and FTC Issue Joint Statement Warning Health Care Providers and App Developers About Use of Third Party Online Tracking Technologies - (Posted On Friday, July 21, 2023)
- My Health, My Data! Washington State Enacts Broad Health Data Privacy Protection Law - (Posted On Wednesday, May 24, 2023)
- New California Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Laws - (Posted On Thursday, May 04, 2023)
- EnforceMintz — 2022 Saw the Expansion of EKRA Outside of the Addiction Treatment Setting - (Posted On Thursday, February 09, 2023)
- OCR Warns Providers Against Disclosing PHI on Social Media Platforms in Response to Negative Reviews in Settlement with Dental Practice - (Posted On Thursday, December 22, 2022)
- Is Your Website Collecting PHI Under OCR's New Tracking Technologies Bulletin? - (Posted On Wednesday, December 07, 2022)
- DOJ Charges 10 Defendants for Allegedly Defrauding Public and Private Health Insurers Out of $11.1 Million Through Business Email Compromise Schemes - (Posted On Monday, November 28, 2022)
- California Legislative Update Part I: New Requirements for Licensed Health Care Professionals - (Posted On Friday, November 11, 2022)