Jennifer Rangel focuses on regulatory, transactional, and administrative health law. She represents health care providers and managed care organizations in a variety of matters, including Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement issues and fraud and abuse cases related to the Anti-Kickback Act and Stark I/II issues. Ms. Rangel also counsels clients on medical staff credentialing issues and federal and state certification, HIPAA, licensing, and enforcement actions before the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Texas Department of State Health Services. In addition, she works on mergers and acquisitions of health care entities and has experience assisted living facilities in regulatory and transactional matters. Ms. Rangel also has substantial experience representing pharmacies, durable medical equipment suppliers, hospitals, home health agencies, nursing facilities, physical therapy providers, physicians and other providers on a variety of compliance, licensure, transactional and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement matters. Moreover, she advises clients on international privacy and data protection matters.
Education
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 1995
- B.A., cum laude, University of North Texas, 1992
Bar Admissions
Publications & Presentations
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"Texas Insurance Practice"
(4/10/2013)
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"At Home in Austin,"
Locke Lord
(February 16, 2013)
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Co-Author,
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New HIPAA Rule Tightens Obligations
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Locke Lord LLP
(January 31, 2013)
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Co-Author,
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Federation of State Medical Boards Adopts Model Policy Guidelines for Use of Social Media in Medical Practice
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Locke Lord LLP
(December 7, 2012)
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Locke Lord QuickStudy: Financial Regulators Issue Statement Regarding Cloud Security
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(July 17, 2012)
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Co-Author,
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Locke Lord QuickStudy: Revalidation Update for Medicare Providers and Suppliers
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Locke Lord
(November 29, 2011)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: Health Care Reform Legislation,"
Locke Lord
(May 28, 2010)
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord LLP
- Intern, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
- Office of the General Counsel, Houston, Texas (July 1993 – August 1993)
- Intern, Judge Scott A. Brister, 234th Judicial District Court, Houston, Texas (May 1993 – July 1993)
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Member, Board of Directors, Texas Health Services Authority (governor appointment, April 2011)
- Member, State Bar of Texas, Health Law Section
- Member, South Texas Society of Healthcare Risk Managers
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Member, American Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Chair, Business & Transactions Interest Group
- Executive Committee Member, ABA Health Law Section Breast Cancer Task Force
- Life Member, National Registry of Who’s Who published in the 2000 edition
- Member, Austin Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Member, Travis County Young Lawyers Association
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law (2012-2013)
- Award: Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly (July 2005)
- Award: Best of Business and Corporate Law, Austin Business Journal (June 2004)
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