Khaled “Kay” Klele is a dedicated and knowledgeable healthcare attorney. He represents numerous clients in the healthcare industry, including group practices, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers, telemedicine providers, laboratories, medispas, infusion centers, healthcare service firms, home health agencies, imaging centers, addiction centers, senior living facilities, management service organizations (MSOs), and pharmacies, among others. Kay is well-versed in healthcare litigation, regulatory compliance matters, and transactional matters, providing comprehensive legal support to his clients. To better assist his clients, Kay keeps track of statutory and regulatory changes to both state and federal laws, and routinely writes and speaks on healthcare issues. His in-depth knowledge and experience in healthcare law make him a valuable asset to his clients.
As an experienced litigator, and with extensive knowledge of regulatory issues, Kay represents healthcare clients in a wide range of disputes including payor audits, healthcare reimbursement issues, including ERISA, and claims involving the federal False Claims Act and its state equivalents. He also represents his clients in contract disputes, partnership disputes, facility construction disputes, non-compete actions, as well as other general litigation matters. Additionally, Kay represents individual physicians and other healthcare professionals before their respective boards for investigations and disciplinary actions, as well as in other licensing matters.
Kay also counsels his clients on compliance and operational issues. He provides guidance, among other things, on a variety of licensure issues, the corporate practice of medicine, marketing plans, Stark and Anti-Kickback laws, state self-referral and anti-kickback laws, DEA and controlled substances and prescription issues, HIPAA, fair market value issues, fee-splitting laws, telemedicine, Medicare/Medicaid, federal and state transparency laws, and licensing and certification renewals and transfers.
He is frequently called upon by his clients, including MSOs, to analyze and create compliant business structures or arrangements. He advises MSOs on compliance issues throughout their operations from the MSO’s creation, scaling, and then the ultimate sale of all or part of the MSO.
In his transactional practice, Kay is actively involved in practice and facility mergers and acquisitions, practice consolidation, and private equity healthcare transactions. He assists in the sale and purchase of practices, in creating multi-specialty groups, and drafting provider agreements, independent contracts, and HIPAA Agreements.
