Mr. Sollins' experience, which stretches over four decades, includes matters involving federal and state regulations; Medicare, Medicaid and other reimbursement; structuring business transactions and contracts; licensing, survey and certification; certificate of need; fraud and abuse; corporate compliance; and e-health and technology.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Sollins served as an assistant attorney general for the Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
Mr. Sollins represents health care providers, vendors and suppliers. His clients include hospitals and health systems, long-term care providers including skilled nursing facilities, hospices, assisted living facilities and continuing care retirement communities, ambulance suppliers, physicians and other health care practitioners, pharmacies and others. He has helped health systems navigate licensing and certification issues; obtain certificate of need approvals for major projects; structure business transactions including the change of ownership process; work with banks and other lenders on health care financing transactions; and respond to False Claims Act investigations including the negotiation of corporate integrity agreements.
Mr. Sollins helps to serve the community by participating actively with not-for-profit organizations in a leadership or advisory capacity. These include organizations operating 1500 housing units and an array of community services to seniors, a foundation funding programs and services for families in Baltimore City, and the University of Maryland School of Social Work.
Mr. Sollins represents a number of national and local health care associations. He has participated on their behalf in multiple federal negotiated rulemaking processes.
Mr. Sollins is well-versed in the practical application and communication of complex regulations and issues facing health care clients today. In 2009, Mr. Sollins, in a collaboration with the Maryland Attorney General's office, led the effort to create www.marylandadvancedirectives.com, a website offering resources for health care facilities as well as health care practitioners who need to provide care that complies with the Maryland Health Care Decision Act.
Mr. Sollins is recognized as one of the top lawyers by The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA, Legal 500, Super Lawyers, and AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell.