Kenny W. Keith
Member
Fax: 205-547-5621
Email: kkeith@hkh.law
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Paralegal
Andrea Gardner
Phone: 205-547-5559
Email: agardner@hkh.law
Drawing on her experience as a Registered Nurse, an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Nursing, and a private consultant on epidemiology and community health nursing, Kenny Keith brings a wealth of practical knowledge and experience to assisting health care clients with federal and state regulatory compliance, state licensure issues, and general business and contract matters.
Kenny has a keen interest in Civil War history and has spoken to more than 50 civic and professional groups on Civil War medicine. She is an Arabian horse enthusiast. In her spare time, she and her family enjoy riding, hiking, and traveling.
Practice Groups
Health Care
Corporate Transactions
Regulatory Compliance and Government Relations
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 2003
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
Samford University, B.S. Nursing, 1981
University of Alabama at Birmingham, M.S.N, Infection Control, with honors, 1984
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., cum laude, 2003
Awards and Recognitions
Editor-in-Chief, Cumberland Law Review
Order of the Barrister, 2003
Professional Affiliations
2018 Top Attorney Birmingham Magazine
Lawyers of Distinction
Alabama State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Birmingham Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association
Alabama Nursing Home Association
Assisted Living Association of Alabama
Defense Research Institute
Civic Activities
Camp Winnataska, Board of Directors and Summer Program Volunteer
Woodlawn United Methodist Church, Music Ministry
Roebuck Springs Historical District Preservation Society
Roebuck Springs Garden Club, First Vice President
Publications and Speeches
“Compliance with CMS Regulations Regarding Prevention and Reporting of Resident Abuse, Neglect, Mistreatment and Misappropriation,” Heritage Health Care Center, July 2016
“Health Care Documentation,” Troy Regional Medical Center, May 2016
“Advance Directives,” Alabama Society for Human Resource Management (AlaSHRM), April 2016
“Advance Directives,” Alabama Association of Medical Directors, January 2016
“Reporting, Investigating and Preventing Abuse in Long-Term Care,” Alabama Nursing Home Association Annual Meeting, November 2015
“Advance Directives,” Alabama Nursing Home Association Legal Compliance Seminar, January 2015
“Using Survey Results in Litigation: The Enemy of My Enemy,” Defense Research Institute Conference on Long Term Care and the Law, September 2014
“Drug Diversion in the Health Care Workplace,” American Health Care Association, September 2012
Cases of Note
Troy Health and Rehabilitation Center v. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, DAB Appeal Decision No. CR2209, August 11, 2010