Hilary Young

Practice Areas

Focuses on regulatory, licensing, and administrative aspects of health law. Young provides comprehensive counsel to institutional healthcare providers on compliance with state and federal regulations, including the Medicare Conditions of Participation or Coverage, Medicare Requirements, and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). In her practice, Young advises healthcare institutions on and guides them through complex regulatory matters, and she represents and defends providers in government surveys and administrative enforcement actions, with particular emphasis on provider agreement termination actions under Medicare rules and EMTALA and on civil monetary penalty proceedings under EMTALA.

Career

Hilary Young is board certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Her distinguished career includes significant leadership roles in major legal organizations. In addition to previously co-founding the highly regarded health law firm of Joy & Young, L.L.P. ,Young has served as Chair of both the American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Section and the ABA Section Officers Conference, and she currently serves as one of the two delegates from the ABA Health Law Section to the ABA House of Delegates. She previously chaired the State Bar of Texas Health Law Section and served for six years on the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Health Law Exam Commission, demonstrating her dedication to advancing healthcare law and professional standards.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Texas

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Board Certified in Health Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Member, State Bar of Texas Health Law Section

Member, American Bar Association Health Law Section

Member, American Health Law Association

Publications

“Chapter 21: EMTALA,” Representing Hospitals and Health Systems, Second Edition, American Health Law Association (2024 )

“The Vanishing Medical Staff: Reasons and Solutions,” UT Law 35th Annual Health Law Conference (2024)

“Mental Health Crisis: A View from the Trenches,” American Bar Association Conference (2024)

“Oncology College,” National Cancer Care Alliance (2024)

Work Highlights

Represented healthcare providers in regulatory compliance matters and administrative enforcement proceedings related to state and federal regulations.

Provided comprehensive counsel on EMTALA compliance and implementation strategies to institutional healthcare providers.

Counseled healthcare facilities on compliance requirements in the Medicare Conditions of Participation, Medicare Conditions of Coverage, and Medicare Requirements.

Defended providers in government surveys and enforcement actions.

Advised institutional healthcare providers on patient rights, reporting requirements, and sentinel events compliance.

Represented healthcare facilities in matters involving medical staff, nursing staff, and patient rights issues.

Guided healthcare institutions through CMS survey and certification processes.

Assisted providers with Medicare and Medicaid enrolment and compliance matters.

Provided counsel on healthcare facility operations and regulatory compliance.

Represented hospitals and healthcare providers in administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies.

Education

Awards