Practice Areas
Patricia Kosich is an associate in the health care practice group. She regularly advises health care organizations on peer review matters, practitioner credentialing, medical staff corrective actions, governing body bylaws, state licensing, JCAHO accreditation, medical staff bylaws, and EMTALA (the federal law prohibiting “patient-dumping”). She specializes in issues related to Allied Health Professionals. Her practice also encompasses consent, confidentiality and mental health law matters.
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Previous Work
Prior to joining Arent Fox, Patricia practiced health law at a large international law firm and with a mid-sized Los Angeles firm. Her work has also included health care transactional matters with hospital, medical group, surgery center, and physician clients on compliance with federal and state laws, including Stark Phase I and II, anti-kickback, false claims, HIPAA, California’s “baby-Stark” and anti-kickback laws, Medicare and Medi-Cal reimbursement issues, as well as hospital mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
Patricia is also experienced in commercial and residential real estate transactions, including title review, land use and planning, commercial lease review, and due diligence. Her experience also includes general corporate and business matters such as large purchase and sale transactions with responsibility for due diligence, drafting schedules, contract and bylaw review.
Before attending law school, Patricia gained extensive clinical and administrative experience in the health field as a licensed clinical social worker. She worked as Director of Social Services for the Hillmont Psychiatric Center, Ventura County’s 43-bed inpatient acute care psychiatric hospital, and the Ventura County Medical Center. Patricia spearheaded the Ventura County Behavioral Health Department’s response to the housing shortage for chronically mentally ill adults by completing the department’s first housing gap analysis on this population, worked with the county’s CEO on housing development and wrote grant applications for state supportive housing funds. She was a social work intern for the Alameda County Behavioral Health Department’s Crisis Response Program, Marin County Mental Health Department’s Transitional Services Program, and ran an independent living program for developmentally disabled and chronically mentally ill adults in Santa Barbara County.
Professional Activities
Patricia’s memberships include the American Bar Association, American Bar Association's Breast Cancer Task Force, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association's Bioethics Committee, the American Health Lawyers Association, the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys, the National Association of Social Workers, and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
Patricia is also a Law Student Mentor with the American Bar Association's Commission on Mental and Physical Disabilities.
Publications, Presentations and Recognitions
Patricia’s articles include:
- “Kadlec: Federal Appeals Court Clarifies Hospital Duties in Disclosing Peer Review Information,” Arent Fox Legal Update; 2008, co-author
- “California’s Highest Court Extends Anti-SLAPP Protections To Medical Staff Proceedings” Foley & Lardner Law Watch; 2006, co-author
- “Green Light for Gainsharing Arrangements?” Los Angeles Business Journal; 2005, co-author
Bar and Court Admissions
California Bar
Education
University of California Los Angeles, School of Law, JD, 2003
University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare, Masters in Social Work, 1993
University of California, Santa Barbara, BA in sociology (with highest honors), 1987
Life Beyond the Law
Patricia enjoys gardening and supporting her 11 year-old daughter’s passion for Irish step dancing.