Diane Carter

Diane T. Carter, a member of the firm’s Executive and Partner Boards, has passionately served the healthcare industry for a quarter-century. Diane advises clients on strategic planning, corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring, transactional, regulatory and compliance matters. Diane’s extensive work on behalf of industry clients has included :

• Organizing and structuring joint ventures nationwide, including hospitals, physicians, ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers.
• Interpreting and analyzing compliance with federal and state antifraud and abuse statutes and applicable regulations and the Stark statute and regulations.
• Advising clients regarding the formation, merger and acquisition of medical groups and facilities.
• Advising and assisting clients in obtaining licensure to operate in Texas as a health maintenance organization, third-party administrator and utilization review agent.

Diane is board certified in health law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Before joining Husch Blackwell, Diane was a Partner with Brown McCarroll.

Experience :

• Organized and structured joint ventures including hospitals, physicians, ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers in numerous states including Texas, Arizona, Alaska, Florida, New Mexico and New York.
• Interpreted and analyzed compliance with federal and state antifraud and abuse statutes and applicable regulations, and the Stark statute and regulations.
• Advised and assisted clients in obtaining licensure to operate in Texas as a health maintenance organization, third party administrator and utilization review agent.
• Advised and assisted clients in obtaining Texas State Medical Board certification as nonprofit healthcare organizations.
• Represented hospital districts and the formation of health maintenance organizations for participation in Medicaid Managed Care and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
• Created management companies for managing medical practices and other healthcare providers.

Community Leadership :

• Leadership Texas, Class of 2003
• Leadership Austin, Class of 2013
• The Fifty: Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas, Member, 2012-present

Education :

• J.D., University of Texas at Austin School of Law
• B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin

Admissions : Texas

Professional Associations and Memberships :

• American Bar Association, Health Law Section
  • Co-Chair, Programs Executive Leadership, 2018-2019
  • Vice Chair, Leadership Meeting Planning, 2018-2019
  • Conference Committee Co-Chair, Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law, 2016-2018
  • Programs Executive Leadership, 2016-2017
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Austin Bar Association
• Austin Health Lawyers Group
• Health Care Compliance Association