ABA providers operate within a dense web of legal and regulatory requirements that most clinical training programs do not address. From the moment a BCBA decides to open a practice, legal obligations begin to accumulate: entity formation, licensure requirements, credentialing agreements with payers, employment classification rules, facility leasing standards for healthcare providers, and contracting with third parties who may trigger additional compliance obligations.
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Michael Costa has over 26 years of experience in providing comprehensive legal and business advice to a range of healthcare entities on matters including mergers and acquisitions, regulatory and licensure matters, drafting and negotiation of contracts and leases, litigation oversight and management, as well as advice regarding operational issues, strategic planning, and general corporate matters. Michael serves as General Counsel to NVISION®, leading its Legal Department. He also serves HamilLittle’s clients in his role of counsel to our firm, representing physicians, physician groups, medical practices, and various closely-held healthcare businesses.Michael possesses deep experience as a healthcare lawyer. Previously, he served as EVP & General Counsel to the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) which is a Blackstone-backed portfolio company and among the world’s largest autism treatment providers with over 260 locations in 33 states, South Africa, and Thailand, and the third largest non-governmental organization in the United States contributing to autism research. Immediately prior to CARD, Michael served as EVP & General Counsel at American Renal which was the 3rd largest publicly-traded dialysis provider in the United States with over 245 clinics operating in 29 states and the District of Columbia with over 5,000 employees.Michael also practiced law at Greenberg & Traurig LLP, one of the largest and most elite law firms in the United States as well as two other Boston-based healthcare boutique law firms. Michael earned his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, his MPH from the Boston University School of Public Health, and his B.S. from Roger Williams University.
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