Carrie L. Jones
Of Counsel - Baton Rouge
- T: (225) 381-3177
- F: (225) 381-8029
- carrie.jones@bswllp.com
- Overview
- Practice Areas
- Education
- Admissions
- Honors and Awards
- Publications
- Presentations
- Professional Associations
- Community Involvement
Carrie Jones serves as of counsel in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. Ms. Jones practices in the Healthcare section and represents clients in a wide range of matters including routine legal advice, regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse, licensing, Medicare/Medicaid provider enrollment, and Medicare/Medicaid appeals.
She works closely with hospital executives, medical staffs, medical executive committees, and physician leaders to address medical staff issues related to practitioner credentialing, privileging, and peer review matters that encompass practitioner behavior, health, and competence concerns. Carrie also works with hospital leadership to review and revise medical staff governance documents including Medical Staff Bylaws and related policies.
In addition to representing healthcare clients, Carrie has a wealth of experience in regulatory, administrative, and occupational licensure law. Her background includes working as the General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, where she participated in licensure matters, licensee discipline, administrative hearings, rulemaking, and legislation. She has experience representing both boards and respondents/licensees in administrative and licensure matters.
Carrie also advises academic institutions in matters involving research misconduct (allegations of fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results).
Carrie has held several leadership positions with the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Baton Rouge Bar Association. She is currently on the LSBA Board of Governors and is a Past Chair of the Young Lawyers Division.
Practice Areas
Education
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 2008
Southeastern Louisiana University, MBA, 2005
Louisiana State University, B.A., 2004
Admissions
Louisiana, 2008
Supreme Court of the United States
Louisiana Federal District Courts (Middle, Eastern, Western)
Community Involvement
Livingston Parish SADD, Board of Directors, 2011-current
Volunteer/Coach of Youth Sports
St. George Catholic Church, Called to be a Mom, Chair, 2022-2024
Honors and Awards
AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rated
LSBA YLD Award of Appreciation in Recognition for Ongoing Commitment and Service to the 2016 Richard N. Ware, IV State High School Mock Trial Competition
Publications
- “Medical Staff Minute: Medical Staff Bylaws Revision” Louisiana Hospital Association’s Impact Lawbrief, Vol. 40. No. 3, March 2025
- “The Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Recently Held that Some Board Certification Body Documentation is Protected by Louisiana's Peer Review Statute” Louisiana Hospital Association’s Impact Law Brief, Vol. 40, No. 2, February 2025
- “Medical Staff Minute: Professional Review Action and the National Practitioner Data Bank” Louisiana Hospital Association’s Impact Lawbrief, Vol. 40. No. 1, January 2025
- “Medical Staff Bylaws and Policies Should Address Disruptive Behavior to Promote Healthy Work Environments and Mitigate Risks” Louisiana Hospital Association’s Impact Lawbrief, Vol. 39. No. 7, October 2024
- “Is Your Hospital Prepared to Hire From the New Applicant Pool of International Physicians?” Louisiana Hospital Association's Impact Lawbrief, August 2024
- “Update to National Practitioner Data Bank Reporting Codes” The Examiner, Vol. 32, No. 1 (2023) - Louisiana State Board of Nursing, January 2023
- “Update on Act 444 as it Relates to Nurse Practitioners Authority to Recommend Medical Marijuana” The Examiner, Vol. 31, No. 4 (2022) - Louisiana State Board of Nursing, April 2022
- “Discipline and the Nurse Licensure Compact” The Examiner, Vol. 31, No. 3 (2022) - Louisiana State Board of Nursing, March 2022
- “Disciplinary Action and Its Impact on Eligibility to Hold a Multistate License” The Examiner, Vol. 31, No. 1 (2022) - Louisiana State Board of Nursing, January 2022
- “Healthcare Licensees Should be Aware of Criminals Posing as Law Enforcement and Licensing Boards” Healthcare Journal of New Orleans, March/April 2021
- “The LSBN is Required to Report Adverse Action to the National Practitioner Data Bank” The Examiner, Vol. 30, No. 3 (2021) - Louisiana State Board of Nursing, March 2021
- “LSBN's Role in the Legislative Process and the Need for Active Involvement from Nursing Professionals and Associations” The Examiner, Vol. 29, No. 3 (2020) - Louisiana State Board of Nursing, March 2020
- “I'm Going Before the Board for a Hearing, What Should I Expect?” The Examiner, Vol. 29, No. 1 (2020) - Louisiana State Board of Nursing, January 2020
Presentations
- Advanced Topics in Health Care Law: Medical Staff Fundamentals, Guest Lecturer at LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 27, 2025
- Occupational Licensure Compacts and Beyond!, Louisiana State Bar Association, Dazzling at Disney: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, Lake Buena Vista, FL, March 2025
- “Ticket to Ride” -- Professional Licensing and How to Avoid Unintended Consequences, Louisiana State Bar Association, LSBA Annual Meeting & Summer School, San Destin, FL, June 2024
- The Open Meetings Law in the Time of COVID - Panel Discussion on the impact of COVID on compliance with the Open Meetings Law from those on the frontlines, virtual, Louisiana State Bar Association, Administrative Law Section, April 28, 2021
- Administrative Law Basics, Louisiana State Bar Association, Dazzling Disney: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, Lake Buena Vista, FL, February 2021
- Board Certification: Antitrust Issues, Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards, Regulatory Law Seminar, St. Louis, MO, October 2019
- Legal Ethics: Supreme Court Rule XIX and the Attorney Discipline System, Louisiana State Bar Association, Government and Public Law Section: Practice in the Public Sector XVII, Baton Rouge, LA, November 2017
Professional Associations
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Nominating Committee, 2025 - 2026
- Board of Governors, 2020 - 2021, 2022 - current
- Young Lawyers Division Council, 2014 - 2022 (Past Chair, Chair, Chair Elect, Secretary, District Representative)
- Bar Governance Committee, 2021 - current
- Budget Committee, 2019 - 2020
- Louisiana Bar Journal Editorial Board, 2018 - 2019, 2019 - 2020
- Leadership LSBA, 2013 - 2014 Class Member
- American Health Law Association
- Member since 2023
- Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys
- Member since 2023
- Louisiana Access to Justice Commission
- LSBA Board of Governors Representative, 2024 – current
- Louisiana Bar Foundation
- Fellow
- Capital Area Partnership Panel Member, 2014 - 2023
- Louisiana State Law Institute
- Council Member, 2020 - 2021
- Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board
- Board Chair and Administrative Committee Chair, 2017
- Adjudicative Committee Chair, 2016
- Board Member, 2014 - 2019
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Section Council Member, 2017
