Health Law Section

Health Law Section

Through our Section you will have the opportunity to meet and network with other health law attorneys, as well as have access to many great benefits specific to your area of practice.

The Benefits of Health Law Section Membership Include:

Receive the Section’s newsletter, Health Law Journal features peer-written substantive articles relating to the practice of health law on various topics including the Family Health Care Decisions Act, HIPAA, nursing homes, managed care, mental health, medical ethics, and long-term care.

Participate on the Section’s private online community, to post requests for guidance and referrals from health law attorneys from across the state.
Earn CLE and learn at our New York-specific high-quality educational programs and networking events.
Join a Committee for professional growth opportunities — the Health Law Section has more than a dozen substantive Committees that provide you with the opportunity to learn about very specific practice areas, and work to influence the laws that can affect your practice.

Health Law Section Committees

Health Law Section members may join any of the section’s committees at no additional charge. Click the tab marked ‘Section Committees’ to find a full list of committees.

You may join a committee by updating your NYSBA member profile online, or by making a direct request with the Health Law Section Liaison, Bridget Donlon at bdonlon@nysba.org.

Important Notice About Committee Memberships:
Section committee memberships are self-managed. Please confirm your Health Law Section committee memberships when renewing your dues to ensure that you continue to receive all communications, meeting details, and any community access. Failure to confirm committee memberships, may result in your being removed from their member rosters.

You may confirm your committee memberships by logging into your NYSBA member profile online or by reaching out directly to the Health Law Section Liaison, Bridget Donlon at bdonlon@nysba.org.

Contact the Health Law Section Liaison

To learn more about this Section, please contact Bridget Donlon
bdonlon@nysba.org
(518) 487-5531

Please do not contact the Section liaison with a request for legal advice or an attorney referral. You can instead visit our ‘Public Resources’ or ‘Lawyer Referral Service’ page for this type of request.

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Lisa D Hayes Esq- Health Law Section

Lisa D. Hayes, Esq.

The Hartford Healthcare Corporation
Email: lisa.hayes@hhchealth.org

Ms. Hayes is the Senior Counsel of Hartford Healthcare Corporation with over twenty years of experience in healthcare law, not-for-profit corporate law, community economic development and contracts law.

Ms. Hayes has been a member of the Health Law Section since 2011 when she was appointed as the Diversity Chair and initiated the Summer Health Law Fellowship. In 2021, she was appointed by the NYSBA President to serve on the New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Mandated Vaccinations and Safeguarding the Public Health. She is formerly an Adjunct Professor at John Jay College and currently serves on the Executive Board of the New York Branch of the NAACP.

Ms. Hayes earned a J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law, MSPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and BS from Howard University. She is an active member of the Abyssinian Baptist Church and a proud member of the North Manhattan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

“This year the Health Law Section will continue to focus on addressing challenging healthcare issues, particularly those facing in-house counsel, including healthcare transactions, addressing social determinants of health by healthcare delivery systems and innovative strategies to ensure health equity. We invite attorneys to join the Health Law Section and network with other prominent healthcare attorneys at our events, including the Fall Meeting in November and the Annual Meeting in January. This year we will initiate a Health Law Curriculum which will enable attorneys to fully develop their skills in health law.”

Online Community

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Section Publications

Health Law Journal- Vol. 28 No. 2

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Health Law Journal Archive

Health Law Journal

The Health Law Journal features peer-reviewed substantive articles relating to the practice of health law on various topics including the Family Health Care Decisions Act, HIPAA, nursing homes, managed care, mental health, medical ethics, and long-term care. Also included are regular features on recent cases, legislation and publications, as well as updates on Section activities. Edited by Cassandra DiNova, Esq., the Health Law Journal is published by the Health Law Section and distributed to Section members free of charge.

The Journal is published as a benefit for members of the Health Law Section and is copyrighted by the New York State Bar Association.

The Health Law Journal encourages article submissions on topics of interest to members of the Section. Writing an article for a NYSBA Section publication is a great way to get your name out in the legal community and advertise your knowledge. Our authors are respected state-wide for their legal expertise in such areas as HIPAA, nursing homes, managed care, mental health, medical ethics and long-term care.

Submit an article for future publication

Author Guidelines

NYSBA has created comprehensive author guidelines, with information regarding our reprint policy, style guidelines, and obtaining MCLE Author Credits.

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Bylaws

Health Law Section Reports

Please find attached the Health Law Section COVID-19 Resolutions, as clarified and revised since June 2020. These revised Resolutions will be submitted to the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) House of Delegates (HOD) for review, consideration and formal action on November 7th , 2020.

Also attached is the full Health Law Section COVID-19 Report which was submitted to the HOD for its June 13th meeting. The attached version, revised September 20th, reflects technical corrections. The Health Law Section COVID-19 Report is provided for information and reference, and not for the purposes of consideration by the HOD at its November meeting.

Report of the New York State Bar Association's Health Law Section-Task Force on COVID-19

Health Law Section COVID-19 Resolutions

April 3, 2018
Proposed Department of Health Rule by the NYSBA Health Law Section – The proposed rule would revise: 10 NYCRR 58.1.8: Results of tests to be reported only to physicians or other authorized persons. This proposal would revise New York State regulations to allow research laboratories to disclose research findings that arise in an Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved study, and that may be clinically significant, to the health care provider designated by the study subject.

September 2009
Summary Report on Healthcare Costs: Legal Issues, Barriers and Solutions

Health Law Section Committee

SUMMER DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IN HEALTH LAW APPLICATION DEADLINE

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Health Law Diversity Fellowship Program was developed in 2011 by the Health Law Section as part of the New York State Bar Association’s Diversity Challenge to develop and execute initiatives to increase the diversity of its membership, leadership and programs.

The Fellowship is operated in partnership with and administered by the New York State Bar Foundation. The primary goal of the Diversity Summer Fellowship in Health Law is to increase the representation of lawyers and students from a diverse range of health law backgrounds due to the ambition of NYSBA’s Diversity Challenge and provide students an opportunity to experience health law practice.

Eligibility – Law student from a diverse background must be enrolled in a New York State accredited law school.

Length – 8 weeks

Paid Stipend – $6,000

Apply Here: https://www.tnybf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2023-Health-Law-Fellowship-Application.pdf

Application Deadline – The application deadline is December 5th

For more information, please email: ldorr@tnybf.org, and please include ‘Health Law Fellowship’ on the subject line.

Past Recipients

Learn about all previous Fellowship Recipients by clicking the link below.

View the Health Law Fellowship Recipients