Allan D. Jergesen

Allan is an accomplished attorney with experience in all areas of health law, as well as in the senior housing and long-term care field.

His health industry client list spans hospitals, health systems, medical groups, hospices, adult day health centers and home health agencies. These clients depend on Allan for advice on governance issues, joint ventures, licensing and certification, reimbursement, fraud and abuse, physician relations, contracts, bioethics, health information, psychiatric law and informed consent. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys.

Allan also is involved actively in senior housing and long-term care. His clients look to him for advice and representation concerning the development of new retirement facilities. His work in this area covers corporate formation, licensing, for-profit and nonprofit tax questions and the drafting of resident agreements. In addition, he has given extensive advice concerning the legal aspects of day-to-day operations as they relate to corporate issues, medical treatment questions, residents' rights, contract disputes and governmental relations. Allan provides legal advice to LeadingAge California and is a member of the Legal Section of LeadingAge.

Allan serves as general counsel to the California Health Information Association. He is the author of the Allied Health Professional Manual, which serves as a legal guide for California hospitals in working with non-physician practitioners. Allan has served as an adjunct professor at the Golden Gate University program on hospital administration.

Allan has presented seminars in all of his areas of practice, written articles for industry publications and participated in the drafting of legislation and administrative regulations.