Stacie K. Neroni received her B.A. in Anthropology from California State University, Northridge in 1995, graduating magna cum laude.  She received her J.D. degree from Loyola Law School at Los Angeles in 1999, and was admitted to the California Bar in December of that year.

Practice Areas

Ms. Neroni practices in the reimbursement department and focuses predominantly on regulatory compliance, licensure, certification and operational issues facing a vast array of provider types including hospitals, pharmacies, durable medical equipment providers, ambulatory surgical centers, home health agencies, laboratories and physicians.  Ms. Neroni has extensive experience advising clients on highly technical government payment and regulatory issues and is one of the firms’ experts on issues related specifically to operational and ownership changes including licensing, certification, accreditation and participation in both the Medicare and Medi-Cal programs.  In addition, Ms. Neroni assists providers in defending against False Claims Act investigations, including assisting in the defense of one of the largest hospital chains in the United States in a Federal False Claims Act investigation involving over 14,000 alleged false claims.

Speeches

“Licensing & Certification Issues for California Health Care Providers,” Los Angeles County Bar Association, 7^th Annual Healthcare Law Compliance Symposium, October 7, 2010, Los Angeles, CA

“Staying Compliant with the Myriad of Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Related to Licenses, Permits and Pharmacy Records,” California Employee Pharmacists Association, June 11, 2006, Los Angeles, CA, August 13, 2006, San Diego, CA and November 19, 2006, Orange County, CA

“OOPS, What Do We Do Now? A Provider’s Disclosure Obligation,” California Hospital Association, Hospital Reimbursement Seminars, June 7, 2005, Costa Mesa, CA and June 21, 2005, Pasadena, CA

“Changing Lanes: Managing the Change of Ownership Process,” American Assoc. of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Mar. 9, 2005, Reno, NV

Publications/Lectures

California Hospital Survey Manual, California Hospital Association,
contributor (February 2012).

“Fundamentals of Hospital Licensing and Certification,” Chapter 10 contributing author, California Hospital Compliance Manual, California Hospital association  (January 2010).

“Guidelines for Physicians Concerning Decisions About Genetic Testing,” County Bar Update, March 2009, Vol. 29 No. 3, An E-Publication of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, www.lacba.org (member of writing committee of LACMA-LACBA Joint Committee on Biomedical Ethics)

“Proposed Bill Would Ease Medi-Cal Provider Ownership Transition,” 7 Health Law Perspectives 5 (June 2005)

“DHS Issues Medi-Cal Rule Changes via Bulletin,” 6 Health Law Perspectives 3 (Apr. 2004)

“New Compliance Program Requirements for Pharmaceutical Companies,” 6 Health Law Perspectives 10 (Dec. 2004)

Workshop on PRRB Practice Issues, (written materials), American Health Lawyers Association Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues, Baltimore, 2001 through 2004.

“DHS Power Over Medi-Cal Provider Enrollment Expanded,” 5 Health Law Perspectives 9 (Nov. 2003)

“The Federal False Claims Act: Can Whistle Blowers Reach State and Local Tax Dollars,” 44 St. Louis U. L.J. 133 (Winter 2000)

In-House Training

“Licensure and Medicare/Medi-Cal Enrollment:  The Basics for Navigating the Regulatory Maze,” presented at Hooper, Lundy & Bookman Symposium.  (October 2006)

“Introduction to Healthcare Legal Research,” presented to Hooper, Lundy & Bookman Associates, May 2002, June 2002 and May 2003.

Professional Affiliations

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Health Law Section
The State Bar of California, Business Law Section
American Bar Association, Health Law Section
American Health Lawyers Association, Life Sciences Practice Group and Regulation, Accreditation & Payment Practice Group
California Society for Healthcare Attorneys
LACMA-LACBA Joint Committee on Biomedical Ethics (2006-2009)
St. John’s Health Center/John Wayne Cancer Institute’s Joint Institutional Review Board (2007)