“You can rely on my extensive knowledge of health care law.”

Carrie L. Burnsed advises clients with healthcare, corporate transactions, and business law matters. She has experience with healthcare industry transactional matters, including healthcare facility acquisitions and joint venture transactions. She has assisted in the purchase and sale of over 150 nursing and assisted living facilities in both brokered and non-brokered deals. Carrie has also assisted in the purchase and sale of large portfolios that consisted of multiple long term care facilities and in the construction and licensing of over 25 new long term care facilities.

Carrie regularly interprets, negotiates, and drafts merger, acquisition, and management agreements for long term care facilities; explains available courses of action and possible repercussions of cases to clients; counsels staff and department managers on employee issues. HIPAA, Stark Law, Anti- Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, and other government regulations; and reviews internal processes and policies for optimization and compliance to federal and state regulations.

During her 20 years of practice in Oklahoma, Carrie served as a statewide legal referral for the Oklahoma Assisted Living Association and Oklahoma Association of Health Care Providers. Due to her vast breadth of knowledge, she has authored a number of publications, including “Understand Your Rights When a Complaint is Filed Against Your Nursing License” and ”Notarizations for the Elderly,” as well as such presentations as “There’s No Place Like Home.”

Selected to serve on the judging panel for the American Health Law Association’s Inaugural Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility “IDEA” Champion, Carrie has been a member of the AHLA since 2002. She is also a current member of the Health Care Compliance Association.

In light of her professional achievements, Mrs. Burnsed received the CALI Award for Excellence in Administrative Law and three silver keys from the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division. While her career has been filled with highlights, she takes the most pride in expanding her first employer’s practice to 120 clients immediately following her graduation from law school.