Facility Licensing

Clients frequently engage Fenton Nelson to assist with licensing of California-based healthcare entities. Drawing on our knowledge and experience representing licensed health care facilities, we have assisted in licensing issues related to numerous healthcare facilities and other entities, including:

�alcohol and drug treatment rehabilitation facilities

�assisted living facilities (ALF's)

� adult day health care centers (ADHC's)

� assisted residential facilities (ARF's)

� ambulatory surgery centers (ASC's)

� ambulance companies

� clinics

� durable medical goods suppliers (DME's)

� FDA-regulated facilties

� home health agencies (HHA's)

� home medical device retailers (HMDR's)

� hospice

� independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTF's)

� medical laboratories

� mental health facilities

� pharmacies

�rehabilitation facilities

� residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE's)

� sleep testing centers

� skilled nursing facilities (SNF's)

� sober living facilities

Fenton Nelson serve all of the above and other health care facilities in their licensing needs, as well as in business and compliance issues ranging from Medicare and Medicaid enrollement and reimbursement to contracting to HIPAA issues. We frequently advice healthcare facilities on addressing issuesto avoid licensing investigations. When necessary, we routinely interface with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), the California Department of Social Services (DSS), and other agencies to defend investigations and enforcement actions.