Experience

Mike maintains a health law practice for Kozak & Gayer advising hospitals, nursing facilities, FQHCs, mental health providers, and other heath care entities and professionals on a wide array of corporate, transactional, privacy, and regulatory compliance matters.  He has significant experience with federal and state confidentiality law issues, commercial payor-provider arrangements, health care services and licensing agreements, and federal health insurance reforms instituted under the Affordable Care Act.  Mike regularly conducts trainings for health care entities on compliance with federal and state privacy laws including HIPAA, 42 C.F.R. Part 2, and Maine privacy statutes and rules.

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Mike has spoken at numerous trainings and seminars on health law matters.   While in law school, Mike was an editor of the Maine Law Review and practiced as a student attorney for the Maine Disability Rights Center.  He also completed internships at the Maine Office of the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Portland.  Prior to law school, Mike was an AmeriCorps VISTA working for Wyoming Legal Services in Lander, Wyoming. Mike is also a registered nurse with clinical experience in inpatient hospital settings.

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Practice Specialties

• HIPAA, confidentiality, and privacy issues for  health care entities

• Contract creation and review for health care entities and professionals

• CON transactions and corporate affiliations and mergers

• Patient Safety Organizations

• Clinical practice matters such as informed consent, practice start-ups and wind-downs, and behavioral health laws

 

Personal Interests

Outside of practicing law, Mike is an avid golfer, amateur triathlete, and spends time outdoors whenever possible.​

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Education

• B.A., Summa Cum Laude, in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Maine at Farmington (2005)

• J.D., Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Maine School of Law (2010)

• B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Nursing from the University of Southern Maine (2022)

 

Bar Admissions

Admitted to practice law in Maine and Massachusetts, and the U.S. District Court, District of Maine.  

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Memberships

Mike is a member of the Maine State Bar Association and the American Health Lawyers Association

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Publications/Articles

​Co-authored an article published in the Maine Bar Journal entitled: “Lawyers Beware: Do Not Become the Poster Child for HIPAA Non-Compliance”​

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Teachings/Presentations

▪ Presentations on Employment Law

▪ Presentations on PSO HIPAA Issues​