www.stevenslawllc.comProfessional Licensure Defense, Health Care Regulatory Compliance, Policy and Procedure Development in Kansas and Missouri.

Practice Areas: Professional Licensure Defense, Health Care Regulatory Compliance, Policy and Procedure Development Licensure: Kansas and MissouriUtilizing the skills and expertise gained from 18 years working for the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, Kelli practices administrative and health care law with a focus in the areas of licensure, license defense, and regulatory compliance. Kelli advises clients on professional licensure complaints and disciplinary actions involving misconduct allegations ranging from standard of care issues and boundary violations to impaired practice. Kelli also represents clients on associated issues and problems resulting from the receipt of a professional licensure disciplinary order. Remediating medical staff privileges, practitioner data bank disputes, network agreements, and license renewal questionnaires are matters of continued concern to health care professionals who find themselves subject to a disciplinary investigation or licensure action. For facilities, Kelli specializes developing remediation plans to address survey deficiencies.

Provide legal advice to Executive Director and Board members in policy-making, disciplinary case decision-making, agency contracts, HR issues and all other legal matters. Supervise Assistant General Counsel and department support staff. Provide legal advice to seven advisory councils of agency-regulated professions. Draft proposed legislation, coordinate with stakeholders and testify before State legislative committees. Draft agency regulations, coordinate with stakeholders and oversee process for regulation adoption. Handle appeals of agency actions pursuant to Kansas Judicial Review Act. Perform legal review of corporate structure for professional business entities requesting agency approval prior to formation. Supervise agency reporting of disciplinary actions to National Practitioner Database, Federation of State Medical Boards and other professional associations. Respond to inquiries for legal information from health care professionals, facilities, government entities, stakeholders and the public. Assist in strategic planning and annual budget preparation. Obtain court-appointment of a records custodian for abandoned patient records.