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
- Client Alert: HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules Modified for HITECH Act Provisions, August 2, 2010
- Healthcare Reform: What Does It is Mean for Physician/Hospital Deals? ABA Teleconference, June 30, 1010.
- Co-author of "Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act of 2010 as Amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010," American Health Lawyers Association Member Briefing, June 2010.
- Co-author of the "Health Reform Law Resource Guide" to be published by the American Health Lawyers Association in 2010.
- Client Alert: Health Care Reform Legislation: New Fraud and Abuse, Transparency and Program Integrity Provisions Coupled with Ramped up Enforcement, May 28, 2010.
- "HHS and FTC issue HITECH Breach Notification Rules," ABA Health e-Source, September 2009.
- Client Alert: New Enforcement of Medicare Secondary Payor Reporting Looming; Will Impact Liability Insurers, September 30, 2009
- Client Alert: HHS and FTC Issue HITECH Breach Notification Rules, August 27, 2009
- Client Alert: Stimulus Act Brings Significant Changes to HIPAA Privacy and Security, February 25, 2009
- Client Alert: Continuing Controversy Over Hospital Tax Exemptions Drives Proactive Governance and Compliance Response, May 6, 2008
- "HIPAA Update", Texas Association of Community Health Centers, October 2003 Chapter 5 - Treatment Decisions. Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition, (2002)
- State By State Guide to Managed Care Law; contributor of sections regarding Texas law, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003
- “Medicare and Medicaid Compliance Programs,” Lorman Medicare and Medicaid in New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2002
- “HIPAA Overview,” Lorman Confidentiality of Medical Records in Texas seminar, Austin, Texas, September 2002
- "Basics of HIPAA,” Texas Assisted Living Association Annual Conference, “It’s a Jungle Out There,” Austin, Texas, September 2002
- “Confidentiality,” The IPA Association of America, The State of Texas Healthcare and Your Practice Conference, Austin, Texas, October 2002
- “Ethics in Long Term Care,” Texas Assisted Living Association, October 2002
- “The Basics of HIPAA and Texas Privacy Laws,” Silverado Senior Living, December 2002
- Capitalize on Coding presented by the Austin Chapter of the American Association of Professional Coders, Speech regarding Compliance Programs, October 2001
- LLS Healthcare Legal Update and Client Alerts, on topics ranging from recent case law and new regulations or statutes to current issues affecting health care providers such as managed care Texas Medicare and Medicaid: Enforcement, Compliance and the Transition to Managed Care Seminar, Speech regarding Medicaid Managed Care, November 1998
- Confidentiality of Quality Assurance and Medical Records in the Age of Computerization: A Litigator's Perspective, Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, Summer 1995
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell 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, 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 (2011)
- Award: Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly (July 2005)
- Award: Best of Business and Corporate Law, Austin Business Journal (June 2004)
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