Olivia R. King

Olivia King is an associate with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the firm’s Health Care Industry Team.

Olivia was selected for the inaugural Mayo-Foley Health Law Fellowship, consisting of summer internships with the Mayo Clinic Legal Department in Rochester, Minnesota (2017), and Foley (2018).While at the Mayo Clinic, Olivia researched and prepared memorandum on state and federal medical prescribing and licensure requirements with analysis of potential implications on telemedicine initiatives and state mental health ombudsman reporting. In addition, she researched federal and state regulations regarding FDA medical device guidance, scope of practice, fraud and abuse and accreditation issues. Olivia also presented at the Legal Department annual meeting on appropriate utilization of paralegal staff and unauthorized practice of law.

“Foley’s Telemedicine & Digital Health Industry Team has been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers, which states: “Commentators describe the firm as ‘a market leader in telemedicine issues.’ ‘This is the Dream Team.’ " (Florida, 2020).

Prior to joining Foley, Olivia worked as a research assistant for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), Be the Match, in the payer policy and legislative relations departments. In this role, Olivia researched and drafted a publication abstract on state disparities in Medicaid coverage of bone marrow transplants, in order to illustrate the importance of access to transplants. Olivia also researched and coauthored a white paper on care coordination efforts in bone marrow transplantation. Prior to her full time employment with NMDP, Olivia served as an intern with the organization where she assisted with advocacy efforts surrounding federal reauthorization legislation, and researched health insurance network adequacy standards surrounding bone marrow transplantation.

Representative Matters

• Advised various telehealth companies on navigating federal and state changes in provider licensure and telehealth modalities during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The work allowed the companies to immediately take action and expand their platforms to provide services across multiple states

Publications

• Co-author, “Promoting Interoperability: Changes to the CMS EHR Incentive Program,” Digital Health Legal (August 2018)
• Co-author, “Patient Centered Care Coordination in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation,” American Society of Hematology Blood Advances (July 19, 2017)

Education

• Boston University School of Public Health, (M.P.H., 2020)
• Boston University School of Law, (J.D., cum laude, 2019)
  • Concentration in Health Law with Honors
  • Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholar
  • Dean’s Award for Health Law
  • Symposium Editor, American Journal of Law and Medicine
  • Networking Director, Health Law Association
• University of Michigan (B.A., 2015)
  • Distinction in Political Science
  • University Honors
  • James B. Angell Scholar

Admissions

• Massachusetts