Stephen M. Sullivan
1042 Camellia Boulevard, Suite 2
Lafayette, Louisiana 70508
Phone: 337-233-6210
Facsimile: 337-233-6215
Direct Dial: 337-408-2065
Email: ssullivan@ssrlawfirm.com

Areas of Practice: Healthcare Business Transactions, Medicare/Medicaid and Third Party Reimbursement, Healthcare Litigation Before Federal/State Courts and Administrative Agencies, Long-Term, Rehabilitation & Psychiatric Services, Compliance & Fraud/Abuse Prevention & Defense, Governmental Relations, Provider Licensing, Certification & Accreditation, Healthcare Contracts, Physician Practice Management, Medical Staff Issues

Education/Background: Mr. Sullivan, together with Jack Stolier, founded the law firm in 1987 to advise and represent clients with respect to the business aspects of the health care industry. His practice emphasizes hospitals, physician groups, and other health care provider transactions. Additionally, he provides legal and regulatory counseling on federal and regulatory compliance, including Anti-Kickback Act, self referral, and false claims. Mr. Sullivan’s experience includes representation nationwide involving hospitals and physician joint ventures.

Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Payment and Reimbursement Interest Group – Vice Chair
American Health Lawyers Association
Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group, Member
Louisiana Bar Association
Louisiana Health Lawyers Association

 

 

Recent Publications
- The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown for Long-Term Care Hospitals, The RAP Sheet, American Health Lawyers Association, November, 2008.
- The National Provider Identifier: Guidelines for Health Care Practitioners and Organizations to Achieve Compliance, American Bar Association Health eSource, Vol. 4, No. 1, September 2007.
- Ensuring “Never Events” Never Happen – CMS Halts Reimbursement to Providers for Certain Conditions, Dennis Barry’s Reimbursement Advisor, Vol. 23, No. 4, December 2007.
- Payment Rules for Hospitals Within Hospitals – New Rules for Fiscal Year 2005, Dennis Barry’s Reimbursement Advisor, Vol. 20, No. 7, March 2005.
- CMS Publishes Final Rule Changing Payment Regulations for Long Term Care Hospital Within Hospitals and Satellite Facilities, The RAP Sheet, American Health Lawyers Association, Vol. 7, Issue 4, 2004.
- Long Term Care Hospitals – Development and Payment Issues, The RAP Sheet, American Health Lawyers Association, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2003.

Recent Presentations
Featured Speaker for the Annual American Health Lawyers Association, Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues
Subject: Long Term Care Hospital Development and Payment Issues
March 2004
March 2005
March 2006
March 2007
April 2008
March 2009

American Health Lawyers Association, Long Term Care and the Law
February 2004
Subject: Long Term Care Hospital Regulatory and Payment Issues

American Health Lawyers Association, Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment April 2003
Subject: Long Term Care Hospitals & Skilled Nursing Facilities – Development and Payment Issues

American Health Lawyers Association, February 2003
Subject: Long Term Care Hospital Development – Certification, Payment and Other Regulatory Issues

Acute Long Term Care Hospital Association, September 2002
Subject: Reimbursement, Fraud and Abuse

 

 
 
 

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