Jay Hardcastle

Practice Areas

Healthcare, Ambulatory Surgery, Outpatient Imaging and Other Outpatient Services, Certificate of Need, Heathcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Venture, Behavioral Health, Hospitals and Health Systems, Healthcare Restructuring, Healthcare Litigation, Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Issues, Rehabilitation Services and Hospitals, Regulatory Compliance, ACPS, Value-Based Payments and Managed Care

Career

Jay advises surgery centers, hospitals, hospices, home health agencies, long-term care providers, imaging centers, cancer centers and other participants in the healthcare industry in connection with mergers and acquisitions, alternative payment arrangements, joint venture formation, regulatory issues, and general corporate matters. Jay also focuses on drafting contracts for providers and physicians, advising clients on Medicare and Medicaid issues, providing assistance in the defense of whistleblower claims and advising tax-exempt entities in the healthcare area.

Jay now serves as chair of firm's Healthcare Practice Group. He is a past chairman of the Tennessee Bar Association Health Law Section and of the Nashville Bar Association Health Law Committee. Jay is a member of the American Health Law Association and serves as co-chair of the planning committee for the annual conference on transactional matters presented by the AHLA. Jay has served on many boards of directors of local non-profits, including the boards of the Nashville Symphony, Friends of Radnor Lake, The Conservancy for Centennial Park and the Parthenon, and Nashville’s Table (now part of Second Harvest Food Bank). He recently retired from his longtime position as chairman of the board of Rooftop Foundation, a non-profit focusing on preventing homelessness among the working poor.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association, Health Law Section, Past Chair; Nashville Bar Association, Health Law Committee, Past Chair; American Health Law Association; Nashville Health Care Council, Board of Directors, 2016;