- Overview
- Practice Areas
- Education
- Admissions
- Experience
- Honors and Awards
- Publications
- Presentations
- Professional Associations
Gregory D. Frost, a partner in the Baton Rouge office, practices exclusively in the area of healthcare. He concentrates his legal practice primarily on the representation of not-for-profit, for-profit, and governmental hospitals, and has extensive experience assisting home health agencies, physicians, and other types of healthcare providers. Mr. Frost is experienced in Medicaid supplemental reimbursement, complex commercial transactions involving the merger and acquisition of healthcare providers, provider contractual and operational issues, licensure, fraud and abuse, and other regulatory matters. He has wide experience dealing with HIPAA and health information issues, and was one of the first attorneys in the country to be Certified in Healthcare Privacy by the American Health Information Management Association.
Mr. Frost is a Health Law Specialist, certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. He was vice president of Legal and Governmental Affairs of the Louisiana Hospital Association for over eight years. He has lectured at Louisiana State University, Tulane University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Southern University, and the College of St. Francis. He regularly speaks before trade and professional organizations and legal audiences. Mr. Frost served on the adjunct faculty of the College of St. Francis and was the organizer of the HIPAA Privacy WorkGroups and the annual Louisiana HIPAA and EHR Conference. In addition to numerous articles on health law issues, he is the editor of Louisiana Health Information Law Manual, which is currently in its eleventh edition and used as a textbook at ULL.
Practice Areas
Education
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1981
Louisiana State University, B.A., 1977
Admissions
Louisiana, 1981 (Health Law Specialist, certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)
U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
Experience
Health Law Specialist, certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs, Louisiana Hospital Association, 1986-1994
College of St. Francis (Adjunct Professor, 1998-2000)
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law School (Adjunct Professor, 2018 and 2019)
Professional Associations
Louisiana State Bar Association, Health Law Specialist, certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
Baton Rouge Bar Association
American Bar Association Healthcare Section
American Health Lawyers Association
Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys (charter director and past president)
American Health Information Management Association
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Louisiana Medical Group Management Association
Health Care Compliance Association
Honors and Awards
Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (Since 2010)
Health Law Specialist, certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
Ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana in the area of Healthcare (Since 2015)
Selected Lawyer of the Year, in Health Care Law in Baton Rouge by The Best Lawyers in America® (2017, 2025)
AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rated.
Publications
- “Dentist and His Companies Pay More Than $750,000 for Medically Unnecessary Medicaid Services” October 2022
- “Patient's Right to Access Their Records – HIPAA and State Law” Louisiana Dental Association Journal, May 2022
- “HIPAA – COVID-19 Update” March 2020
- “Surprise Medical Bills – Trump Administration Weighs in” May 2019
- “Exposed PHI and Snapchat - The scary intersection of HIPAA safeguards and social media” September 2017
- “Get Ready the Minimum Required Salary for an Exempt Employee is About to Double” August 2015
- “BSW Health Law Blog” August 2013
- “Trade Secret Protection in the Healthcare Industry - Fact or Fiction?” Louisiana Medical News, December 2012
- “Realignment in the Age of Healthcare Reform – Part I – Not-For Profit and Service District Hospitals” November 2012
- “Physician Medicaid Supplemental Payments—Deadline for Initial Claims and Other Issues” June 2012
- “Healthcare Reform Adds New Requirements for Charitable Hospitals” August 2010
- “Recent FMLA Changes Affect Healthcare Providers” January 2009
- “The Federal False Claims Act, Or How a Disgruntled Dental Employee Turned Whistleblower Can Recover Significant Money from a Former Employer” , Louisiana Dental Association Journal (September 2022)
- "HIPAA Update", Louisiana Healthcare Financial Management Association (January 2012)
- "Legislative Update", Louisiana Health Information Management Association (April 2012)
- "Mental Health Law Update", Louisiana Hospital Association (March 2012)
- Workers’ Comp Medicals Handbook (out of print)
- Managed Care, Collections and Related Issues (out of print)
- Louisiana Health Information Law Manual
Presentations
- Update on 42 CFR Part 2 Revisions, Louisiana Hospital Association Behavioral Health Law Update, June 2024
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, March 2023
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, March 2023
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, March 2022
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, March 2022
- Adjunct Faculty, Apprenticeship Week, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, 2022
- Physician FMP Update, Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition Conference, May 2021
- Louisiana Health Information Law Webinars, BSW Solutions, April 2021
- Advanced Healthcare – The Important, Interesting and Not Very Lucrative World of Health Information Law in Louisiana, LSU La School, February 2020
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, February 2020
- Lightning Round – Medical Records Issues , Louisiana Hospital Association Advanced Issues in Physician Employment Seminar, April 2019
- “Doing the Deal” – Structuring – Hiring, Recruiting, Embedding Into Another Practice, etc., Louisiana Hospital Association Advanced Issues in Physician Employment Seminar, April 2019
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, February 2019
- Selected HIPAA Issues, Louisiana Ambulatory Surgery Center Association 2019 Annual Meeting, January 2019
- Advanced Healthcare - The Important, Interesting and Not Very Lucrative World of Health Information Law in Louisiana, LSU Law School, April 2018
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, April 2018
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, February 2018
- HIM Update, Louisiana Hospital Association's 28th Annual Health Law Symposium, November 2017
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, April 2017
- Behavioral Health Lightening Round, Louisiana Association of Behavioral Health, March 2017
- HIM, Including Recent Revision to Substance Abuse Confidentiality, LHA Behavioral Health Law Update: Creating the Right Balance in the Delivery of Behavioral Healthcare, Louisiana Hospital Association Conference Center, January 2017
- HIPAA Basics, An Introductory Discussion, LSBA Government and Public Law Section, November 2016
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, February 2016
- Advanced Compliance Seminar, Louisiana Hospital Association Conference Center, September 2015
- HIM Issues with Behavioral Health Providers, LHA Behavioral Health Law Seminar: Striking the Right Balance in the Delivery of Behavioral Healthcare, August 2015
- LHA Basic Compliance Seminar, Louisiana Hospital Association, April 2015
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, April 2015
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, February 2015
- Healthcare Compliance Update, Louisiana Hospital Association, January 2008
- What’s New In Privacy, 2007 Louisiana HIPAA & EHR Conference, November 2007
- LERN and HIPAA, presented to the LERN Board at their retreat in New Orleans, August 22, 2014
- Health Information Issues, presented at the Louisiana Hospital Association’s annual Mental Health Law Update conference, August 20, 2014
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, April 2014
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, February 2014
- Webinar - Public/Private Partnerships Educational Series: Part I: Alternative Sources of State Medicaid Match – CPEs, IGTs and other Obscure Acronyms. , America Health Lawyers Association, February 12, 2014
- HIPAA Series – Part I Webinar, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, November 2013
- Additional Privacy Updates – Cases, Breaches, etc. and Implementing the Omnibus Changes, 2013 Louisiana HIPAA and E H R Conference, October 2013
- Louisiana Medicaid Supplemental Payment UPL, Louisiana Chapter of HFMA, August 2013
- Legislative Update Webinar, Louisiana Health Information Law/BSW Solutions, July 2013
- Discovery in an Electronic Health Information Environment, Woman’s Hospital, June 2013
- "Mental Health Law Update", Louisiana Hospital Association, May 2013
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, April 2013
- Advanced Compliance Seminar - Louisiana Hospital Association, March 2013
- "HIPAA Changes - Understanding & Implementing the Latest Rule", Horne LLP and Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson HIPAA Conference, March 2013
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, February 2013
- Business Health Law Seminar – Physician Alignment Issues, Louisiana Hospital Association , January 2013
- Privacy Update Issues, 2011 Louisiana HIPAA and E H R Conference , October 2012
- HIPAA Privacy Training, HSLI, March 2012
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar , February 2012
- Upper Payment Limit (UPL) Basics, 22nd Annual Health Law Symposium, Louisiana Hospital Association, November 2011
- What’s New In Privacy and Security, 2011 Louisiana HIPAA and E H R Conference, October 2011
- Accountable Care Organizations, Louisiana Organization of Nurse Executives, May 2011
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, April 2011
- EMTALA - The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, 2011 Southern Regional EMS Conference, March 2011
- Mental Health Issues in EMTALA" Louisiana Hospital Association's, Mental Health Law Update Conference, March 2011
- Compliance Training, Louisiana Hospital Association, February 2011
- LA Health Info Law Seminar, February 2011
- Winter Symposium, Louisiana Hospital Association, February 2011
- Community Benefit - Additional Requirements for Charitable Hospitals in Healthcare Reform, Louisiana Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association, January 2011
- "HIPAA Year in Review"; "Enforcement Actions"; "Working with Business Associates after HITECH" and "Privacy Issues In EHRs", 2010 Louisiana HIPAA and EHR Conference, November 2010
- HIT and Meaningful Use for Physicians, St. Francis Medical Center Medical Staff Annual Meeting, November 2010
- Records Retention, Louisiana Psychological Association, October 2010
- Healthcare Organization's Role In Formatting Public Policy, Southeast Louisiana Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives, October 2010
- How to Survive RAC and other Audits, 2010 EMS Southern Regional Conference, September 2010
- Fraud and Abuse Update - Compliance After Health Care Reform, Homecare Association of Louisiana, September 2010
- HIPAA In-Service Training, Louisiana Healthcare Quality Forum, August 2010
- Department of Justice Collection Activities on Infusion, Blood Administration and Lithotripsy, 2010 Summer Institute of Louisiana Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association, August 2010
- 3048 For Rural Hospitals: An Overview, 8th Annual Mid-South CAH Conference 2010, August 2010
- Non-Profit Hospitals in Healthcare Reform, Louisiana Healthcare Reform Conference, June 2010
- Legal Duties, Responsibilities and Liabilities of a Non-Profit Organization's Officers and Directors, 2010 Louisiana Primary Care Association's Annual Conference, June 2010
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, April 2010
- HIPAA Presentation, Rapides Regional Medical Center, March 2010
- Implementing HITECH Privacy Changes, BSW Solutions, LLC Teleconference Workgroup Series, March 2010
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, LLC, February 2010
- Compliance Program Basics - Organizing and Managing Healthcare Compliance, Louisiana Hospital Association, January 2010
- What’s New In Privacy and Security, 2009 Louisiana HIPAA & EHR Conference, October 2009
- Compliance Training, In-house training for all employees of West Jefferson Medical Center personnel, September 2009
- Recent Developments in Compliance-Regulations, Advisory Opinions, and Cases, Louisiana Hospital Association's, seminar on Advanced Compliance Updates, September 2009
- Compliance Seminar - Physician Related Issues, Louisiana Hospital Association, June 2009
- Legislative Update, Louisiana Health Information Management Association, April 2009
- Healthcare Risk Management, Louisiana Hospital Association, April 2009
- Mental Health Law Update, Louisiana Hospital Association, March 2009
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, BSW Solutions, LLC, February 2009
- Compliance Program Basics - Organizing and Managing Healthcare Compliance, Louisiana Hospital Association, January 2009
- HIPAA and Medical Records, Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys, Health Law Symposium, November 2008
- Peer Review under Louisiana Law and Protecting and Disclosing Peer Review Records, Louisiana Society of Medical Staff Services, 2008 Winter Conference, November 2008
- Impact of Ethics Reform on Rural Hospitals, Louisiana Hospital Association Annual Meeting and Conference, July 2008
- Legal Responsibilities and Liability, Louisiana Primary Care Association Annual Conference, July 2008
- Legislative Update, Health Law Update, Louisiana Hospital Association, May 2008
- Admission Issues-EMTALA, Mental Health Law Update, Louisiana Hospital Association, March 2008
- Health Information Issues- Confidentiality, Release, and Substance Abuse, Mental Health Law Update, Louisiana Hospital Association, March 2008
- Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar, HPM, February and March 2008
