Alexandria M. Foster

Alexandria Foster provides regulatory, licensure, and corporate advice to a wide range of health care clients including physician practice groups, surgery centers, hospitals, on-site employer clinics, and senior living facilities. Ms. Foster assists these clients with a variety of matters including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, advising on HIPAA and state privacy law issues, implementing telemedicine policies, assisting with complex transactions, providing counsel for professional licensing actions, and advising on day-to-day operational issues. She also counsels health care clients on scope of practice issues and pharmaceutical regulatory compliance.

Ms. Foster also works with the firm’s health care clients on employment-related matters including negotiating employment agreements, drafting several agreements, and assisting with non-competition issues. Ms. Foster also assists clients with general business matters including entity formation and dissolution and drafting all organizational documents including operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, subscription agreements, and confidentiality agreements.

In addition to her practice, Ms. Foster also serves as a member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. 

Professional Associations

• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Health Law Section, Member-at-Large, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
• Member, American Health Lawyers Association
• Member, Executive Women in Healthcare
• Member, Indiana Privacy & Security Network

Awards & Recognitions

• Indianapolis Business Journal 20 in Their Twenties Award, 2021

Seminars & Presentations

• Co-Presenter, "Take the Surprise Out of Surprise Billing Laws - Part 3/Dispute Processes and Procedures,"  Indiana Medical Group Management Association, July 20, 2022
• Co-Presenter, "Overview of HIPAA, Recent Enforcement Actions, and Best Practices to Prevent HIPAA Violations," Franklin College Physician Assistant Program, June 29, 2022
• Co-Presenter, "Take the Surprise Out of Surprise Billing Laws - Part 2/Good Faith Estimates," Indiana Medical Group Management Association, June 8, 2022
• Co-Presenter, "Take the Surprise Out of Surprise Billing Laws - Part 1/Suprise/Balance Billing," Indiana Medical Group Management Association, June 2, 2022
• Co-Presenter, "Take the Surprise Out of Surprise Billing Laws," Indiana Medical Group Management Association, 2021
• Co-Presenter, "Overview of HIPAA, Recent Enforcement Actions, and Best Practices to Prevent HIPAA Violations," Franklin College Physician Assistants Program, 2021
• Presenter, "Prescribing and Dispensing Drugs: What Physician Assistants Need to Know," Butler University, College of Pharmacy Health Sciences, Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program, 2021
• Co-Presenter, "Medicaid Supplemental Payments," Eskenazi Health, 2020
• Presenter, "Understanding Your First Physician Assistant Employment Agreement and Collaboration Requirements," Butler University, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program, 2020
• Co-Presenter, “HIPAA Refresher and Recent Updates, OCR’s Latest Enforcement Actions and Compliance Guidance During COVID-19,” Indiana State Bar Association, 2020
• Co-Presenter, "Negotiating Your Anesthesiologist Assistant Employment Agreement and Understanding Your Supervisory Requirements," Indiana University School of Medicine, Anesthesiologist Assistant Program, Department of Anesthesia, 2020
• Presenter, "Understanding Your First Physician Assistant Employment Agreement and Collaboration Requirements," Butler University, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program, 2019
• Presenter, "Understanding Your First Physician Assistant Employment Agreement and Collaboration Requirements," Indiana University - Purdue University, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program, 2019
• Co-Presenter, "Overview of Recent OCR Guidance and Enforcement Actions," Indiana State Bar Association 10th Annual Health Law Symposiusm, 2019
• Co-Presenter, "Cybersecurity: Challenges and Trends," Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Kelley School of Business, Business of Medicine MBA Program, 2019
• Co-Presenter, "Overview of HIPAA and Recent Enforcement Actions and Best Practices to Prevent HIPAA Violations," Franklin College Physician Assistants Program, 2019
• Co-Presenter, "Telehealth Law in Indiana," Eskenazi Health, 2019

Publications

• Co-Author, "PHI Here, There, and Everywhere - Liability for Improper Disposal of Items Containing PHI," September 14, 2022
• Co-Author, "Dollars to Donuts - Sunshine Audit Review," November 12, 2021
• Co-Author, "Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Expand Vet Access to Medicinal Cannabis," August 9, 2021
• Co-Author, "Vaccine Verdict: 7th Circuit Declares Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate Constitutional," August 6, 2021
• Co-Author, "OCR Shows Unwavering Commitment to Right of Access Initiative," Indiana Lawyer, July 2021
• Co-Author, "Congress Reintroduces Marijuana Data Collection Act: Reevaluating Federal Marijuana Policy," June 28, 2021
• Co-Author, "Veterans Medical Marijuana Bills Introduced Ahead of Military Appreciation Month," May 7, 2021
• Co-Author, "Show Me the Records: OCR Holds Providers Accountable Under HIPAA Right of Access Initiative," January 27, 2021
• Co-Author, "Court of Appeals Clears the Way for CMS's Hospital Price Transparency Rule," December 30, 2020
• Co-Author, "Animals Welcome? Legal Protections for Assistance Animals," November 16, 2020
• Co-Author, "CMS's Dramatic Price Transparency Rule Set to Take Effect January 1, 2021,"  October 23, 2020
• Co-Author, "OCR Relaxes Enforcement for Pandemic-Related Discolsures of PHI During Public Health Emergency," April 5, 2020
• Co-Author, "The CARES Act: Provisions Relevant to Health Care Providers & Access to Health Care Services," March 26, 2020
• Co-Author, "Disclosure of Protected Health Information to Emergency Personnel and Public Health Authorities During COVID-10," March 26, 2020
• Co-Author, "DEA Removes In-Person Examination Requirement for Prescribing Controlled Substances Amid COVID-19 Public Health Emergency," March 18, 2020
• Co-Author, "OCR Temporarily Lessens HIPAA Requirements for Telecommunications in Wake of COVID-19," March 17, 2020
• Co-Author, "CMS and OIG Temporarily Clear Regulatory Obstacles to Expand Telehealth Coverage to Address COVID-19," March 17, 2020
• Co-Author, “Failure to Encrypt Mobile Devices Results in a $3 Million Mistake,” February 4, 2020
• Co-Author, “Failure to Report HIPAA Breaches Results in Costly Fine and Corrective Action Plan,” February 4, 2020
• Co-Author, "How to Protect Your Health Care Organization from the Next HIPAA Breach," November 22, 2019
• Co-Author, "OCR Holds True to Right of Access Initiative with First Enforcement Action," October 7, 2019
• Co-Author, "Patients Say the Darndest Things: Providers Risk Disclosing PHI in Response to Online Reviews," October 27, 2019
• Co-Author, "INSPECT Requirements for Prescriber Delegates," September 16, 2019
• Co-Author, "CMS Issues Final Rule Easing Restriction on Arbitration Agreements in Long Term Care Setting," Indiana Health Care Association/Indiana Center for Assisted Living Newsletter (September 2019)
• Co-Author, "CMS Issues Final Rule Easing Restriction on Arbitration Agreements in Long Term Care Setting," August 26, 2019
• Co-Author, "Changes to Indiana Physical Therapy Practice Act Provide Greater Authority to Physical Therapists," July 1, 2019
• Co-Author, "Responding to Online Patient Reviews: Legal and Practical Considerations for Optometrists," Indiana Optometry News (June 2019)
• Co-Author, "Direct HIPAA Enforcement Liability for Business Associates," June 9, 2019
• Co-Author, "Revisions to Indiana Physician Assistant Laws Change Relationship from Supervisory to Collaborative," June 9, 2019
• Co-Author, "HHS Announces Changes to Maximum Monetary Penalties for HIPAA Violations," May 21, 2019
• Co-Author, "HIPAA, Individual Rights and Personal Representatives," April 8, 2019
• Co-Author, "OCR Concludes Investigation of Allegations that the State of Hawaii Unlawfully Discriminated Against Pregnancy Resource Centers," April 8, 2019
• Co-Author, "HIPAA Violation Leads to Criminal Conviction of Former Patient Coordinator," March 19, 2019
• Co-Author, "OCR Breaks All-Time Record in 2018 with Final HIPAA Settlement for the Year," February 17, 2019
• Co-Author, "Responding to Online Patient Reviews: Legal and Practical Considerations for Physicians," January 7, 2019
• Co-Author, "Failure To Terminate Access to PHI Leads to HIPAA Violation," December 17, 2018
• Co-Author, "Protecting Patient Information: The Importance of a Business Associate Agreement Under HIPAA," December 13, 2018
• Alexandria Foster, Note, Unfinished Uniformity in Systematic Sentencing: Oppressive Treatment and Disproportionate Punishment Outcomes for Black Women in Federal Prisons, 6 Ind. J. L. & Soc. Equality 2 (2018)

Certifications

• Legal Lean Sigma® White Belt

Education

• J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 2018
  
  • Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality, Notes and Comments Editor;
  • Admissions Department Fellow;
  • Sherman Minton Moot Court Competitor;
  • Black Law Students Association (President, 2016-2017)
• B.A. in Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2015
  
  • University Honors, 2011-2015

Bar & Court Admissions

• Indiana (2018)
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (2018)
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2018)

Practices

• Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
• Health Information Privacy/HIPAA
• Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Law
• Hospitals and Health Systems
• Telehealth and Telemedicine
• Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
• Medicaid Strategy and Health Policy

Industries

• Health Care