Nicole DiMaria

• Serves as general counsel to the faculty practice plan of New Jersey Medical School, providing guidance in a variety of health care regulatory matters including HIPAA, Medicare/Medicaid enrollment, reimbursement and fraud and abuse compliance, as well as day-to-day corporate/transactional matters, including the negotiation of clinical services and vendor contracts and the development and improvement of compliance policies.
• Served as counsel to a Federal Monitor with respect to a deferred prosecution agreement, pursuant to which Nicole provided extensive counsel regarding health care fraud and abuse issues in the medical device industry.
• Serves as regulatory counsel to several long-term care facility owner/operators with respect to a variety of health care law related matters, including Medicare skilled nursing facility requirements, state licensing and certificate of need requirements and Medicare/Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement issues.
• Represents individual physicians, physician groups and other health care professionals in a variety of health care corporate and regulatory matters, including the negotiation of employment agreements, managed care contracts, Medicare/Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement issues and appeals, and practice purchases/sales.
• Assists ambulatory surgical center facility owners/operators with respect to corporate and regulatory issues, such as Federal Anti-kickback and “Codey” law compliance, New Jersey ambulatory care facility assessment matters, transfer of ownership and other state licensing issues, and Medicare/Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement.
• Assists ancillary providers such as home health and adult medical day care providers in health care compliance matters, such as state licensing/registration requirements, Medicare/Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement and HIPAA compliance.
• Serves as regulatory counsel to hospitals and health systems involved in mergers/acquisitions, providing guidance with respect to matters including Medicare changes of ownership (CHOWs) and other Medicare or Medicaid enrollment requirements, New Jersey Community Healthcare Assets Protection Act (CHAPA), licensure and certificate of need requirements.
• Assists healthcare providers and entities that provide services to healthcare providers in enforcing, establishing and/or improving HIPAA compliance programs, including the development/revision of policies and procedures, performing risk assessments, training personnel and evaluating potential and actual breaches of health care information.
• Assists medical device companies and physician consultants to medical device companies with regulatory compliance issues, including Federal Anti-Kickback Law compliance and Sunshine Act reporting requirements.

• Chambers USA, New Jersey Healthcare (2021-2022)
• New Jersey Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, Health Care, Business/Corporate (2010-2016)
• New Jersey Law Journal, New Leaders of the Bar (2015)

Award Methodology

• New Jersey State Bar Association, Health Law Section, Secretary (2022)
• American Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Health Care Compliance Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association