- Counsel to a wide range of health care providers on a variety of federal and state regulatory, compliance, transactional and government investigation matters.
- Counsel to numerous providers, including hospitals, physician groups, home health agencies, hospices and skilled nursing facilities in internal investigations, government enforcement actions and qui tam litigation.
- Counsel to health care providers that submitted self-disclosures to CMS, the OIG and the state Medicaid Inspectors General.
- Counsel to private equity firms and other health care industry clients in the analysis of health care regulatory issues related to strategic joint ventures and other complex transactions.
- Counsel to health care industry clients on compliance plan development, implementation and auditing.
- Counsel to health care providers and private equity firms on compliance risk assessment and the integration of newly acquired businesses.
- Counsel to entities subject to HIPAA and HITECH Act regulation on compliance, breach assessment and disclosure to the OCR.
Senior Counsel,
- Phone: +1 404 881 4253
- Email: dawnmarie.matlock@alston.com
For more than 20 years, Dawnmarie has advised health care clients on complex regulatory issues, including Stark Law and AntiKickback compliance. She also counsels clients facing government investigations and other enforcement actions to mitigate risks and help resolve active matters.
Dawnmarie Matlock is senior counsel in the Health Care Group. She has counseled clients on health care regulatory matters for more than twenty years.
Dawnmarie has extensive experience advising clients who are the focus of government investigations and other enforcement actions. She also focuses the health care regulatory aspects of complex health care transactions, focusing particularly on compliance with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law. Dawnmarie works with a variety of providers and entities in the health care industry, including health care systems, post-acute care providers, outsource and specialty providers, health plans, medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Dawnmarie regularly advises clients on a wide variety of federal and state regulatory health care issues and matters, including Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, HIPAA compliance, TJC compliance and appeal hearings, graduate medical education, certificate of need, corporate practice of medicine and managed care contracting. Dawnmarie was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for 2019–2025 in Health Care Law.
Dawnmarie received her J.D., with Distinction, from Emory University School of Law in 1991. Before law school, Dawnmarie received a B.S.N. from Wright State University and practiced as a registered nurse in Ohio and Georgia, specializing in adult intensive care nursing and emergency room nursing.
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Advisories February 15, 2024Health Care / Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory: HHS Final Rule Brings Sweeping, Complex Changes for Substance Use RecordsA new HHS Final Rule overhauls the federal Part 2 regulations on the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) records. Our Heath Care Health Care and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Groups unpack how the changes will impact SUD providers, covered entities, business associates, and people who receive Part 2 records.Advisories February 15, 2024Health Care / Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory: HHS Final Rule Brings Sweeping, Complex Changes for Substance Use RecordsA new HHS Final Rule overhauls the federal Part 2 regulations on the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) records. Our Heath Care Health Care and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Groups unpack how the changes will impact SUD providers, covered entities, business associates, and people who receive Part 2 records.
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General Publications Summer 2023“OCR Issues Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule for Confidentiality of ‘Reproductive Health Care,’” Benefits Law Journal, Summer 2023.This article discusses a proposed privacy rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office for Civil Rights in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs.General Publications Summer 2023“OCR Issues Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule for Confidentiality of ‘Reproductive Health Care,’” Benefits Law Journal, Summer 2023.This article discusses a proposed privacy rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office for Civil Rights in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs.
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Press Release April 1, 2022LHC Group Inc. to Combine with Optum Health, Expanding In-Home CapabilityAlston & Bird client LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG), a leading national provider of in-home health care services, has announced the sale of its outstanding common stock to Optum Health, a diversified health services company, for approximately $5.4 billion.Press Release April 1, 2022LHC Group Inc. to Combine with Optum Health, Expanding In-Home CapabilityAlston & Bird client LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG), a leading national provider of in-home health care services, has announced the sale of its outstanding common stock to Optum Health, a diversified health services company, for approximately $5.4 billion.
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In the News December 14, 2021Philadelphia Business Journal, BioWorld | Bucks County Medical Device Firm to Be Acquired in Deal Valued at Up to $160MAlston & Bird is noted for representing Avanos Medical in its planned $160 million acquisition of OrthogenRX.In the News December 14, 2021Philadelphia Business Journal, BioWorld | Bucks County Medical Device Firm to Be Acquired in Deal Valued at Up to $160MAlston & Bird is noted for representing Avanos Medical in its planned $160 million acquisition of OrthogenRX.
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Webinar February 16, 2021Health Care 2021: A Webinar Series from Alston & Bird for Private Equity Firms and their Portfolio Companies - Part IVBrett Coburn and Dawnmarie Matlock will discuss COVID-19 vaccine considerations for employers and the HIPAA concerns that accompany them as part of a panel moderated by Rob Stone.Webinar February 16, 2021Health Care 2021: A Webinar Series from Alston & Bird for Private Equity Firms and their Portfolio Companies - Part IVBrett Coburn and Dawnmarie Matlock will discuss COVID-19 vaccine considerations for employers and the HIPAA concerns that accompany them as part of a panel moderated by Rob Stone.
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Health Care Advisory December 3, 2020Health Care Advisory: Questions Abound About a COVID-19 Vaccine, but What Can Employers Do Now?Our Coronavirus Vaccine Team outlines 10 proactive steps employers can take to prepare for the upcoming rollout of coronavirus vaccines – even without knowing all the hows and whys.Health Care Advisory December 3, 2020Health Care Advisory: Questions Abound About a COVID-19 Vaccine, but What Can Employers Do Now?Our Coronavirus Vaccine Team outlines 10 proactive steps employers can take to prepare for the upcoming rollout of coronavirus vaccines – even without knowing all the hows and whys.
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In the News November 25, 2020Modern Healthcare | 5 Lessons Learned from HIPAA ‘Right of Access’ Fines this YearDawnmarie Matlock and Angie Burnette are quoted on the key takeaways from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act “Right of Access” fines that were imposed on 10 health care organizations this year.In the News November 25, 2020Modern Healthcare | 5 Lessons Learned from HIPAA ‘Right of Access’ Fines this YearDawnmarie Matlock and Angie Burnette are quoted on the key takeaways from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act “Right of Access” fines that were imposed on 10 health care organizations this year.
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Press Release August 12, 2020Alston & Bird Recognized with Litigation Honors in “Large Company Turnaround of the Year” by TMAAlston & Bird has been recognized for its role successfully representing the country’s largest mobile provider of medical diagnostic services in federal litigation that was key to the company’s restructuring and earned it 2020 “Large Company Turnaround of the Year” honors from the Turnaround Management Association (TMA).Press Release August 12, 2020Alston & Bird Recognized with Litigation Honors in “Large Company Turnaround of the Year” by TMAAlston & Bird has been recognized for its role successfully representing the country’s largest mobile provider of medical diagnostic services in federal litigation that was key to the company’s restructuring and earned it 2020 “Large Company Turnaround of the Year” honors from the Turnaround Management Association (TMA).
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Advisories April 17, 2020Labor & Employment / Health Care / Corporate & Finance Advisory: Ramping Up: What Does Restarting Look Like?It’s never too early to plan for what comes next, especially as federal and state governments release their own plans for the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Our coronavirus task force outlines how companies small and large can prepare for the return to normality – whatever that may look like.
Advisories April 17, 2020Labor & Employment / Health Care / Corporate & Finance Advisory: Ramping Up: What Does Restarting Look Like?It’s never too early to plan for what comes next, especially as federal and state governments release their own plans for the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Our coronavirus task force outlines how companies small and large can prepare for the return to normality – whatever that may look like.
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Health Care Advisory April 1, 2020Health Care Advisory: CMS Issues Blanket Waivers from Physician Self-Referral Law SanctionsOur Health Care Group dives into the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Stark Law waivers for physicians and hospitals fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.Health Care Advisory April 1, 2020Health Care Advisory: CMS Issues Blanket Waivers from Physician Self-Referral Law SanctionsOur Health Care Group dives into the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Stark Law waivers for physicians and hospitals fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
Education
- Emory University (J.D., 1991)
- Wright State University (B.S.N., 1982)
Memberships
- ApolloMD, advisory board
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Georgia Academy of Health Care Attorneys
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Georgia Bar
- Corporate & Finance
- Corporate & Business Transactions
- Health Care
- Health Care Regulatory Counseling and Fraud & Abuse
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Reimbursement
- HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response
- Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy
- Corporate Compliance Programs
- Health Care Private Equity
- Private Equity