Lourdes Martinez

Lourdes M. Martinez is a partner in the Governmental Practice in the firm's New York office.

Areas of Practice

Lourdes' practice includes defending clients in criminal, civil and regulatory government actions; assisting clients in implementing both fraud and abuse and HIPAA compliance programs; and advising clients on a wide array of compliance, regulatory and business matters.

She has defended clients in federal False Claims Act cases, quality of care cases, physician licensing matters and federal, state and other third-party audits. Her clients include both for-profit and not-for-profit skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, home health agencies, physicians and other providers.

Previously Lourdes was an Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted hundreds of felony cases from inception through trial and served as Special Counsel to the Crimes Against Children Bureau.

Honors

Leading Lawyer, Healthcare, Chambers USA, 2024

Crain's New York Business, Notable Woman in Law, 2023

Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2020-2022

Super Lawyers, New York Metro, 2019-2022

Articles

Lourdes frequently writes and lectures on regulatory defense and compliance issues. Her published works include articles written for the New York Health Law Update and the New York State Bar Association’s Health Law Journal. In addition, she was a contributing author to the Legal Manual for New York Physicians, published by the New York State Bar Association in conjunction with the Medical Society of the State of New York.

Healthcare Law Blog

• "DHHS Bolsters Non-Discrimination Protections for Recipients of Covered Health Care Services and Activities," May 16, 2024
• "CMS Finalizes Federal Minimum Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes," April 25, 2024
• "CMS Issues a Final Rule Requiring Nursing Facilities and Other Providers and Suppliers to Disclose Additional Ownership Information," November 16, 2023
• "Long Term Care Facilities Face Mandatory Minimum Staffing Requirements," September 6, 2023

• "New York Medicaid Providers Now Have Two Pathways to Self-Disclose Overpayments to the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General," August 25, 2023
• "NY Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Assessments Set to Begin," July 5, 2023
• "CMS Takes Steps to Lower SNF Medicare Payment Error Rates," May 22, 2023
• "CMS Issues Proposed Rule Requiring Nursing Homes to Disclose Additional Ownership Information, Including Ties to Private Equity and REITS," February 27, 2023
• "Web Tracking Creates a Web of Data Privacy Risks," February 8, 2023

• "Nursing Homes Brace for Reforms and Heightened Government Scrutiny," January 17, 2023

• "Don’t Let Drugs Bring You Down: The Importance of an Effective Drug Diversion Program," December 6, 2022
• "Long Term Care Update: CMS Revises Criteria for its Special Focus Facility Initiative," October 27, 2022
• "U.S. Congressional Committee Takes Aim at For-Profit Nursing Homes," September 30, 2022
• "CMS Issues a “Roadmap” for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Blanket Waivers," September 6, 2022 

• "Nursing Homes Beware: the Government has Increased Its Scrutiny of Related Parties," August 22, 2022
• "OIG Warns Physicians About Entering into Arrangements with Telemedicine Companies," July 25, 2022
• "CMS Adopts Major Changes to LTC Facility Surveyor Guidance," July 5, 2022

Media Mentions

Speaking Engagements

• Legal Update, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Healthcare Conference Webcast, September 23, 2021
• Hot Topics in Reimbursement and Compliance Review, HFMA Metropolitan New York Chapter Webinar, October 23, 2020
• Using Telehealth to Improve Access and Outcomes During COVID-19, LeadingAge New York Virtual Annual Conference & Expo, September 30, 2020
• COVID-19: What Do We Know? Where Do We Go?, Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association’s Webinar, July 1, 2020
• Regulatory Updates, GNYHCFA Seminar, March 5, 2020

Events

Memberships

Member, American Health Care Association

Member, National Center For Assisted Living

Board of Directors, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York

Board of Directors, DeSales Media

Board of Directors, St. Johns Law School Alumni Board

Advisory Board, Center for Law and Religion, St. Johns Law School

Digital Media