Nursing Home Administrator Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 313

Oklahoma

Education

Legal:  Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Juris Doctor, December 1989
Admitted to Oklahoma Bar - April 27, 1990

Graduate:  University of Oklahoma, College of Public Health - Master of Public Health - Health Administration, May 1986

Undergraduate:  Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma - Bachelor of Science - Business, May 1983

Professional:  University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma - Certification in Nursing Home Administration, November 1970 - Licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator since 1971

Experience

CEO/Administration/Management: 

Previously served two and one-half years as executive director for a non-profit organization with an annual budget of $5.5 million providing a broad range of services, including skilled nursing, assisted living, and group homes, to approximately 150 developmentally disabled adults, including dual/diagnosed and geriatric residents, in central Oklahoma.  Responsible for corporate compliance, procurement, contract negotiations, and served as legal counsel.  The organization operated two licensed nursing facilities (receiving national recognition during my tenure), five residential group homes, two sheltered workshops, community residential supervision, assisted community living, retail stores, and other services.

Prior administrative experience includes service as Chief Operating Officer for a privately held Nursing Home Company with four facilities representing 485 beds; Responsible for all aspects of management of the company 

Facility Administrator for 173 bed licensed nursing facility... Responsible for all aspects of facility operation…  Integrated facility into the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Family Practice Residency Program...  

Facility administrator for a 112 bed Intermediate Care Facility providing specialized programs and services for adult mentally retarded.... Developed programs and services enabling certification as a specialized facility.... 

Facility administrator for two nursing facilities totaling 110 beds...

Legal: 

Attorney in private practice in Oklahoma City...  Licensed to practice before both State and Federal Courts... consulted and represented health care providers in both civil and administrative actions.... represented physicians before State Medical Licensure Board....  Represented nurses before the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing...   Represented providers before various administrative agencies in matters such as certificate of need applications, licensure and/or certification proceedings, adverse administrative agency action, involuntary patient discharge...  Conducted and assisted on appeal(s) and/or reconsideration requests of administrative agency decisions.... served as an expert witness in the area(s) of health planning, long-term health care management, and values as they relate to health care facilities.... Martindale-Hubble Rating:  CV (1990 to present)

Facility in Crisis Management/Court Appointed Receiver/Monitor:

Approved by Oklahoma District Courts and the Oklahoma State Department of Health to serve as receiver, monitor, and/or temporary manager for distressed nursing facilities.  Currently serving as receiver for two nursing facilities in Oklahoma.   Served two times as monitor appointed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health for distressed nursing facilities.…  Served as Court Appointed Receiver for four nursing facilities responsible for all aspects of facility operation...

Consulting: 

Consultant to Nursing Homes, Retirement Centers, Hospitals, and Physicians.... Consulted nursing home operators in resolution of problems at distressed facilities.... Consulted providers in facility census development... crisis management... marketing... transfer/acquisition, strategic planning, financing, personnel management, employee retention, organizational structure, regulatory compliance, public relations, and development of new services....   Represented health care providers on excess of 50 Certificate of Need proposals representing an excess of $75,000,000 in capital expenditure for the acquisition, expansion, and establishment of new services in nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers, and retirement centers.... Conducted market analysis, economic feasibility studies, and need analysis. (1984 to present)

Nursing Home Administrator Preceptor: 

Completed training by the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators to serve as Preceptor for Nursing Home Administrators in training...

Forensic Consultant:

Served as an expert witness and/or litigation consultant for both plaintiff and defense attorneys in matters involving administration of licensed nursing facilities, psychiatric hospitals, and/or assisted living centers... Consulted in cases in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Illinois, and Oklahoma... Recently completed service as forensic consultant for the State of Florida action brought by the ACLU and the United States Department of Justice. 

Teaching (Collegiate):

Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma, Graduate College of Public Health... Instructor of Long Term Health Care Administration... Guest Lecturer to the University in the areas of Long Term Care Administration, Health Law, Health Planning, and Administrative Process...

Teaching (Professional):

Instructor in law, regulatory management, and environmental management for the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators - Nursing Home Administrator Course at The University of Oklahoma, Norman campus, Conference Services... (Program discontinued in 2000)

Public Speaking:

Guest speaker for nursing and assisted living center professional organizations, as well as for individual facilities and home health agencies.

Licenses

Oklahoma Long Term Care Administrator License

Oklahoma Bar Association License