John E. Clontz, JD.

John E. Clontz, JD

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor

University of Kentucky 1982

Bachelor of Arts – Economics

Centre College  1979

Danville, Kentucky

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

HealthEssentials Solutions, Inc.

9510 Ormsby Station Rd., Ste. 101

Louisville, Kentucky  40223

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

March 2003 – November 2005

Responsible for all legal and administrative matters arising from the Company’s nurse practitioner, physician house calls, home health and hospice businesses in fifteen states.

Responsibilities included:

·         Organizing and qualifying operating units

·         Obtaining and maintaining all federal, state and local licensure

·         Negotiation of operations contracts

·         Human Relations/labor matters, including oversight of three person HR department

·         Management of all legal proceedings

·         Management of all Medicare/Medicaid matters

·         Negotiations and document preparation for acquisitions and joint ventures

Responsibilities also included serving as company’s Compliance Officer, with oversight of a six person department.  Significant developments included improved auditing guidelines for patient notes, designed new education tools for practitioners and designed internet education program.

Clontz & Cox, Attorneys

P.O. Box 1350

Mt. Vernon, Kentucky 40456

Partner 1982 – 2003

General practice of law at a four lawyer firm from 1982 until 1999, at which time focus of practice was limited to personal injury/malpractice, insurance defense, business transactions and banking law. 

Representative clients were Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance, HealthEssentials Solutions, Inc., Community Bank and Trust, Bank of Mt. Vernon, Citizens Bank and Rockcastle County School Board. 

Presenter, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys district meeting.

Member:  Kentucky Bar Association, American Health Lawyers Association

Community Service:

·         Chairman, Rockcastle County Development Board (1986 – 2002); developed a ten year county strategic plan and county leadership training program patterned after Leadership Kentucky, now in its third year

·         Chairman, Rockcastle County School District Strategic Planning Committee; developed a seven year strategic consolidation and building plan for school district

·         Everett C. Brown Award for community leadership

·         2005- Full time employment with Physician Services dba: Spine & Brain Neurosurgical Center, dba: Open/Stand-Up MRI. In House Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Administration.

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