Overview

Joseph focuses his practice in the areas of real estate finance, acquisitions, accounts receivable financing, healthcare, and regulatory compliance. He represents owners and lenders in multi-family and healthcare transactions. Joseph has experience with healthcare FHA-insured guaranteed programs. He also has experience with negotiating and drafting agreements related to Upper Payment Limits and Intergovernmental Transfers. Additionally, he has extensive experience with healthcare compliance and statutory and regulatory requirements for senior care facilities.

Prior to joining Wooden McLaughlin, Joseph was a Program Director with Eskenazi Health a division of Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion. He has also worked as in-house counsel and compliance director with two long term care consulting companies, one of which was a multi-state company. In these roles Joseph focused on real estate finance, acquisitions of healthcare facilities, contract review, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance.

Experience

FHA-Insured Financing

• Approximately $17 million for the financing of a skilled nursing facility pursuant to Section 232 of the National Housing Act.
• Approximately $20 million for the financing of a skilled nursing facility pursuant to Section 232 of the National Housing Act.
• Approximately $100 million for the financing of a package of 7 skilled nursing facilities pursuant to Section 232 of the National Housing Act.

Conventional Financing

• Approximately $15 million for the financing of a skilled nursing facility.
• Approximately $21 million for the financing of a skilled nursing facility.
• Approximately $13 million for the financing of a package of 3 skilled nursing facilities.

Foreclosure Defense

• Appellant Attorney in Lacy-McKinney v Taylor, Bean & Whitaker 937 N.E.2d 853 a case of first impression in Indiana on whether failure to comply with FHA regulations is a defense to foreclosure.

Health Care Transactions Experience

• Draft and negotiate agreements relating to the purchase or sale of long term care facilities.
• Due diligence for transactions involving the sale, purchase, or investment in health care businesses.
• Draft agreements related to accounts receivable financing for long term care facilities.
• Draft agreements related to upper payment limits and intergovernmental transfers.
• Draft and negotiate contracts related to the operation of long term care facilities such medical director agreements, ancillary care services, private insurance and managed care contracts, and other operational services.

Regulatory Compliance Experience

• Practical support for health care compliance programs and strategies to manage compliance program risks.
• Guidance on compliance with Medicaid and Medicare programs, including credentialing, audits, compliance program development, maintenance and objectives.
• Ensuring that skilled nursing facilities are in compliance with CMS Requirements of Participation.
• Advises on compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations.

Professional Activities

• Leadership Development Program of the Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group of the American Health Lawyers Association (2020-2021
• American Health Lawyers Association (Member)
• Health Care Compliance Association (Member)
• HCCA Indianapolis Regional Planning Committee (Chair)
• Business Ethics Indiana (Member)
• United Way of Central Indiana Leadership United Class of 2019
• Hamilton County Leadership Academy Class of 2016
• Conner Prairie Interactive History Park (Volunteer)
• Indianapolis Zoological Society (Volunteer)
• Indianapolis International Film Fest (Screening Committee)
• Indiana Repertory Theater, Offscript (Advisory Council, former member)

Articles & Presentations

• Author and Presenter How to Overcome the Challenges of Effectively and Legally Implementing Research in a Skilled Nursing Facility (Health Care Compliance Association, Research Compliance Conference June 2020)
• Author and Presenter Measuring the Effectiveness of a Compliance Program Using the DOJ Guidance (Health Care Compliance Association, Compliance Institute March 2020)
• Author and Presenter, How to Effectively and Legally Implement Telehealth in Your Organization (Health Care Compliance Association, Compliance Institute March 2020)
• Author and Presenter Mortgage Foreclosure – Where Do We Go From Here (Indiana CLE Forum 2010)
• Author and Presenter, National Association of Consumer Advocates National Mortgage Litigation Conference (2010)
• Author and Presenter, Indiana Legal Services Access to Justice Conference (2009)
• Author and Presenter, Back Home In Indiana–Guiding Homeowners Through Foreclosure (ICLEF 2009)
• Author and Presenter, Indiana University Indianapolis School of Law Foreclosure Seminar (2009)