Steven J. Chananie
111 Great Neck Road
Suite 503
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone 516-393-2224
Fax 516-466-5964
schananie@gwtlaw.com |
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Practice Groups
Appellate Litigation
Compliance and White Collar Defense(Chair)
Health Care
HIPAA Compliance
Year Joined
1996
Education
Pace Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, Valedictorian, 1983) Member of Law Review
Princeton University (B.A., 1979)
Bar Admission(s)
New York, 1984
Court Admission(s)
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Bar Affiliation(s)
New York State Bar Association (Co-Chair of the Committee of Fraud, Abuse and Compliance, Health Law Section, 2005-2006)
American Bar Association
Other Affiliation(s)
American Health Lawyers Association
Health Care Compliance Association
Biography
Steven J. Chananie, a partner at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., joined the firm in 1996. He is the head of the firm’s Compliance and White Collar Defense Practice Group, which advises clients on compliance matters, assists them in implementing or modifying their compliance programs, and defends clients in criminal, civil and regulatory government actions.
In his practice, Mr. Chananie has represented numerous health care providers, helping them to set up comprehensive compliance programs and advising them on regulatory and fraud and abuse issues. Compliance clients include hospitals, faculty practice plans, laboratories (both independent and hospital-based), physician practices, nursing homes, and home health agencies. He has also defended numerous of these clients against civil and criminal government actions and investigations, including False Claims Act cases, threatened Anti-Kickback prosecutions, and various state and federal audits.
Mr. Chananie has lectured nationwide on compliance, regulatory, defense and related issues.
Prior to joining Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., Mr. Chananie was Chief of Appeals at the Queens County District Attorney’s Office (1993 - 1996), Counsel to Field Operations and chief appellate counsel at the New York State Organized Crime Task Force (1987 - 1993), and an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (1983 - 1987). While at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, he took a leave of absence to clerk for now Chief Judge Judith Kaye on the New York State Court of Appeals. Mr. Chananie has also taught Appellate Advocacy and Criminal Procedure as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn and Pace Law Schools.
Publications
Yet More Changes to the Stark Law Regulations, Journal of the American College of Radiology, February 2009
Significantly Expanded Anti-Markup Rule Goes into Effect January 1, 2009, Journal of the American College of Radiology, January 2009
CMS Delays the Implementation of Its Significantly Expanded Antimarkup Rule, Journal of the American College of Radiology, June 2008
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Now Scrutinizing Leasing Arrangements, Journal of the American College of Radiology, October 2007
Stark Changes on the Horizon, ABA Health ESource, August 2007 (Vol 3, No. 12)
Legitimate Lease Arrangement or Suspect Joint Venture, Journal of the American College of Radiology, June 2007
Compliance Programs - Serious Business for Healthcare Providers, Journal of the American College of Radiology, April 2007
The Stark Reality About Shared Nuclear Medical Imaging Equipment Leasing Arrangements After January 1, 2007, Journal of the American College of Radiology, December 2006
Presentations
Update on Recent State and Federal Investigations and Initiatives, Med World Pharmacy Winter Seminar, March 18, 2009 (Tarrytown, NY)
Stark Aspects of the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, Beard Group Audio Conference, December 10, 2008
Panel on Stark Regulations, CT Hospital Association and CT Association of Healthcare Executives, December 9, 2008 (Wallingford, CT)
Medicaid Update - There's a New Sheriff in Town, Center to Promote Health Care Studies, November 19, 2008 (New Hyde Park, NY)
Stark Aspects of the New IPPS Rule, Beard Audio Conference, September 15, 2008
The 2009 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule - What Providers Need to Know, Beard Audio Conference, July 24, 2008
Ethical Issues in Internal and External Investigations - NYSBA "Medicaid Fraud: New Era, New Faces, New (and Old) Problems" - November 3, 2007 (Cooperstown, NY)
Closing Stark Loopholes - Beard Group Audioconference - July 31, 2007
Healthcare Law Update The Foundation for Accounting Education in New York, NY - June 7, 2007
Issues and Practical Solutions Regarding Hospital/Physician Relationships - CHA Corporate Compliance Conference - April 19, 2007
Dealing with Government Voluntary Disclosures, Corporate Compliance Agreements, and Corporate Integrity Agreements - CHA Corporate Compliance Conference - April 19, 2007
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