Clinical advisory board
Paul Schmeltzer
Senior Attorney at Clark Hill LLP
Paul Schmeltzer counsels healthcare clients on regulatory matters, including Federal and State pharmacy law, fraud, waste, and abuse, Stark law, state and federal anti-kickback statutes, HIPAA, and EMTALA. In addition to representing healthcare clients in regulatory matters, Paul has drafted managed care contracts for physicians and health plans and advised clients on regulatory and reimbursement matters. Paul advises clients on data privacy and security matters, particularly with regard to HIPAA, the HITECH Act, the 21st Century Cures Act, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), FERPA, the Privacy Act, state law data privacy and security requirements, and emerging cyber threats to data. He works closely with his clients on complicated compliance questions, incident response, investigations, and training to protect data and avoid legal risk and legal liability, both at the state and federal levels. He also has experience counseling corporate clients on civil matters, including drafting legal documents, advising clients on employment issues, and researching and drafting motions.
