The Law Office of Diego Machado serves a diverse range of clients in Florida, including healthcare providers, clinic owners, surgery centers, assisted living facilities, behavioral health centers, wound care providers, investors, and healthcare entrepreneurs. Our firm specializes in navigating Florida healthcare law, ensuring compliance with Medicaid regulations, and addressing matters related to AHCA licensing. We also support our clients in healthcare transactions and changes in ownership, providing expert guidance throughout the process.
Florida healthcare businesses are subject to extensive licensing and regulatory requirements. Depending on the type of provider and services offered, a business may require an AHCA license, may qualify for an exemption from licensure, or may be subject to other state and federal regulatory requirements.
We assist healthcare businesses with matters including:
Whether a healthcare business requires an AHCA healthcare clinic license depends on its ownership, structure, services, billing arrangements, and applicable statutory exemptions.
We advise healthcare providers and business owners concerning whether their operations require licensure and help structure healthcare businesses with Florida regulatory requirements in mind.
Our representation may include reviewing:
Purchasing or selling a healthcare company involves more than a traditional business transaction. Healthcare transactions can affect the company's AHCA license, Medicaid enrollment, Medicare enrollment, provider agreements, NPI information, ownership disclosures, and other regulatory approvals.
We assist buyers and sellers with AHCA Change of Ownership (CHOW) matters and healthcare transactions involving changes in ownership or control.
Our work may include:
Before purchasing a healthcare company, buyers should evaluate not only the company's financial condition but also its licenses, regulatory history, billing practices, Medicaid or Medicare participation, ownership disclosures, contracts, compliance history, and potential overpayment exposure.
We represent buyers and sellers in healthcare transactions involving businesses such as:
Healthcare providers participating in Florida Medicaid must comply with enrollment, ownership disclosure, revalidation, billing, and program-integrity requirements.
We assist healthcare providers with matters involving:
Healthcare providers may receive requests for information, deficiency notices, audit findings, licensing correspondence, or other regulatory communications from AHCA or related agencies.
Early legal review can be important because a provider's initial response may affect later administrative or enforcement proceedings.
We assist providers with regulatory matters involving:
Healthcare businesses frequently use management companies and management services organizations (MSOs) to separate clinical operations from non-clinical administrative services.
These arrangements must be structured carefully because Florida law regulates professional practice, patient referrals, fee arrangements, ownership, and healthcare clinic operations.
We assist clients with:
Our healthcare practice includes representation of healthcare entrepreneurs, licensed professionals, clinic owners, investors, and healthcare companies throughout Florida, including:
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Diego Machado, Esq. represents buyers, sellers, healthcare businesses, and investors in Florida healthcare acquisitions, sales, ownership changes, regulatory due diligence, and corporate restructuring.
Contact Diego Machado, Esq. to discuss a healthcare transaction.
This website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Viewing this website or contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Related: Learn more about our Healthcare Transactions practice.
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