Christina M. Kuta

Of Counsel
Chicago
70 West Madison Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60602
P 312.582.1680
F 312.580.1201
P 312.582.1680 | F 312.580.1201



Overview

Beginning her legal education with the goal of becoming a practicing healthcare attorney, Christina is privileged to concentrate her practice in this area of law. She focuses her practice in the areas of regulatory and transactional health care, with experience representing physicians and healthcare providers and organizations with a broad spectrum of regulatory and transactional matters, including negotiating and documenting transactions, acquisitions, mergers and sales, joint ventures, integrated delivery systems and other combinations and alliances, employment agreements, recruitment and support agreements, bonus and incentive plans, managed care contracts, physician-hospital organizations, management and other commercial and services agreements and leases for space and equipment, as well as shared overhead arrangements. Christina routinely provides advice on complex healthcare regulations impacting health care providers and entities, including the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback, Illinois Medical Practice Act, False Claims Act, HIPAA, state self-referral and kickback laws.

In addition, Christina advises clients on compliance with Medicare/Medicaid regulations, such as conditions of participation, coverage, billing, payment, reimbursement, reassignment and supervision. In this regard, she has represented a number of clients with respect to both government and private audits and investigations, successfully defeating audit and recoupment actions, as well as negotiating favorable settlements. Client representations also include representing clients at hearings before federal and state agencies related to licensure, DEA registration and revocation of provider enrollment.

Christina is an adjunct professor of law at DePaul University College of Law where she has taught a class on Healthcare Fraud and Abuse. She is also a member of the Roetzel & Andress Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Services

Industries

Education

  1. Saint Louis University School of Law, LL.M., Health Law
  2. Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D.
    • summa cum laude
  3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.S.W., Health Policy
    • Concentration in health care, health policy, and mental health
  4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S.

Credentials

Bar Admissions
  1. Illinois
Clerkships
  1. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge David D. Noce, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
  • Illinois Bar Association

Insights

  1. Alerts
    CAUTION: Compliance with COVID-19 Waivers Still May Violate Medicare Regulations (Oct 17, 2022)
    Failing to Update Your Medicare Information Could Prove Costly (Sep 13, 2022)
    Vaccine Mandates are Here…Will They Impact Your Practice? (Feb 9, 2022)
    Don't Let the 'No Surprises Act' Catch You by Surprise (Jan 26, 2022)
    UPDATE: Illinois Governor Extends Mandatory Vaccination Deadlines for Health Care Workers (Sep 7, 2021)
  2. Articles
    Health care fraud and abuse laws: Why "intent" may be key - Medical Economics (September 2023)
    What You Need to Know to Close Your Practice - Physicians Practice (May 26, 2023)
    Closing your health care practice: What you need to know - Medical Economics (Oct 4, 2022)
    Enforcing Restrictive Covenants for Health Care Professionals - American Health Law Association (Feb 18, 2022)
    Eyeing the future: E/M will disrupt, the PHE will end, telehealth will stay - PartB News (Jan 4, 2021)
  3. Presentations
    “Identifying and Addressing Health Care Fraud Schemes: A Lawyer’s Perspective” - Illinois Health Care Fraud Elimination Task Force (2017)
    "Proficiency Testing Under CLIA: How to Avoid Sanctions and the Loss of your CLIA Certification" - Pathology Blawg Webinar (2014)
    "Telehealth and Ancillary Providers" - American Health Lawyers Association Webinar (2014)
    “Maintaining Practice Independence for Physicians” - Wolters Kluwer Webinar (2013)
    "Human Resource and Personnel Issues Facing Physician Practices" - Southwest Physician Residence Network
  4. Podcasts
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: CMS Enforcement of the Good Faith Estimate Portion of the No Surprises Act (Feb 1, 2024)
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Updates to Statute 1557 that Healthcare Providers Need to Know (Jan 4, 2024)
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: What Physicians Need to Understand About Balance Billing (Oct 19, 2023)
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Opting Out of Medicare: When and How to Do It (Sep 21, 2023)
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Physician Partnership Agreements: Setting Yourself Up for Success (Jul 27, 2023)
  5. Firm News
    Christina Kuta Recently Quoted in PartB News (October 2023)
    Chicago attorney Christina Kuta quoted in Healthcare Risk Management (September 2023)
    Chicago attorney Christina Kuta was recently quoted in Healthcare Risk Management (September 2021)
    Attorney Christina Kuta was recently quoted in Healthcare Risk Management (June 2021)
    Christina Kuta Quoted in Part B News (Jan 24, 2021)

Overview

Beginning her legal education with the goal of becoming a practicing healthcare attorney, Christina is privileged to concentrate her practice in this area of law. She focuses her practice in the areas of regulatory and transactional health care, with experience representing physicians and healthcare providers and organizations with a broad spectrum of regulatory and transactional matters, including negotiating and documenting transactions, acquisitions, mergers and sales, joint ventures, integrated delivery systems and other combinations and alliances, employment agreements, recruitment and support agreements, bonus and incentive plans, managed care contracts, physician-hospital organizations, management and other commercial and services agreements and leases for space and equipment, as well as shared overhead arrangements. Christina routinely provides advice on complex healthcare regulations impacting health care providers and entities, including the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback, Illinois Medical Practice Act, False Claims Act, HIPAA, state self-referral and kickback laws.

In addition, Christina advises clients on compliance with Medicare/Medicaid regulations, such as conditions of participation, coverage, billing, payment, reimbursement, reassignment and supervision. In this regard, she has represented a number of clients with respect to both government and private audits and investigations, successfully defeating audit and recoupment actions, as well as negotiating favorable settlements. Client representations also include representing clients at hearings before federal and state agencies related to licensure, DEA registration and revocation of provider enrollment.

Christina is an adjunct professor of law at DePaul University College of Law where she has taught a class on Healthcare Fraud and Abuse. She is also a member of the Roetzel & Andress Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Education

  1. Saint Louis University School of Law, LL.M., Health Law
  2. Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D.
    • summa cum laude
  3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.S.W., Health Policy
    • Concentration in health care, health policy, and mental health
  4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S.

Credentials

Bar Admissions
  1. Illinois
Clerkships
  1. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge David D. Noce, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
  • Illinois Bar Association

Insights

  1. Alerts
    CAUTION: Compliance with COVID-19 Waivers Still May Violate Medicare Regulations (Oct 17, 2022)
    Failing to Update Your Medicare Information Could Prove Costly (Sep 13, 2022)
    Vaccine Mandates are Here…Will They Impact Your Practice? (Feb 9, 2022)
    Don't Let the 'No Surprises Act' Catch You by Surprise (Jan 26, 2022)
    UPDATE: Illinois Governor Extends Mandatory Vaccination Deadlines for Health Care Workers (Sep 7, 2021)
  2. Articles
    Health care fraud and abuse laws: Why "intent" may be key - Medical Economics (September 2023)
    What You Need to Know to Close Your Practice - Physicians Practice (May 26, 2023)
    Closing your health care practice: What you need to know - Medical Economics (Oct 4, 2022)
    Enforcing Restrictive Covenants for Health Care Professionals - American Health Law Association (Feb 18, 2022)
    Eyeing the future: E/M will disrupt, the PHE will end, telehealth will stay - PartB News (Jan 4, 2021)
  3. Presentations
    “Identifying and Addressing Health Care Fraud Schemes: A Lawyer’s Perspective” - Illinois Health Care Fraud Elimination Task Force (2017)
    "Proficiency Testing Under CLIA: How to Avoid Sanctions and the Loss of your CLIA Certification" - Pathology Blawg Webinar (2014)
    "Telehealth and Ancillary Providers" - American Health Lawyers Association Webinar (2014)
    “Maintaining Practice Independence for Physicians” - Wolters Kluwer Webinar (2013)
    "Human Resource and Personnel Issues Facing Physician Practices" - Southwest Physician Residence Network
  4. Podcasts
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: CMS Enforcement of the Good Faith Estimate Portion of the No Surprises Act (Feb 1, 2024)
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Updates to Statute 1557 that Healthcare Providers Need to Know (Jan 4, 2024)
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: What Physicians Need to Understand About Balance Billing (Oct 19, 2023)
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Opting Out of Medicare: When and How to Do It (Sep 21, 2023)
    Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot: Physician Partnership Agreements: Setting Yourself Up for Success (Jul 27, 2023)
  5. Firm News
    Christina Kuta Recently Quoted in PartB News (October 2023)
    Chicago attorney Christina Kuta quoted in Healthcare Risk Management (September 2023)
    Chicago attorney Christina Kuta was recently quoted in Healthcare Risk Management (September 2021)
    Attorney Christina Kuta was recently quoted in Healthcare Risk Management (June 2021)
    Christina Kuta Quoted in Part B News (Jan 24, 2021)