Attorney Rory V. Bellina in New Orleans, LA
Partner
Rory V. Bellina is a partner in the Chehardy Sherman Williams healthcare section and is a Health Law Specialist certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Bellina focuses on the representation of healthcare providers, hospitals, group practices, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, medical staffs, allied health professionals, social workers, healthcare facilities, durable medical equipment providers, imaging facilities, and laboratories.
Mr. Bellina advises clients on state and federal fraud and abuse regulations, such as the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, False Claims Act, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, and Qui Tam (“Whistleblower”) defenses.
Mr. Bellina provides advice on matters relating to Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, certification, reimbursement, audits and appeals, changes of ownership (“CHOW”), changes of information (“CHOI”), HIPAA regulations, and other credentialing issues. He has worked with numerous clients on tax-exempt applications, federally qualified health center recognition, and complex mergers and acquisitions of practices, surgery centers, imaging centers, pharmacies, and hospitals.
Mr. Bellina also assists clients with entity formation, joint ventures, dissolutions, liquidations, and matters pertaining to the review and negotiation of their employment agreements, non-compete issues, payor contracts, employment, labor, and patient policy issues, campus safety, patient safety, and security.
Additionally, Mr. Bellina has represented clients before the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners, and the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals. Mr. Bellina is also the Co-Host of Chehardy Sherman Williams’ podcast, “Health Law Talk”.
CONTACT
1 Galleria Blvd
Suite 1100,
Metairie, LA 70001
Directions
(504) 830-4124
rbellina@chehardy.com
LinkedIn
Health Law Talk Podcast
Practice Areas
Education
- Louisiana State University
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D.
Admissions
- Louisiana
- United States Tax Court
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Health Law Section
- American Health Law Association