Responding To Search Warrants: 10 Steps To Prepare

Do you and your workforce know how to react if government agents enter your place of business with a search warrant? What if investigators demanded to interview employees or insisted on seizing attorney-client privileged documents? How would you organize a response?

A government investigation is something for which every health care provider should be prepared. Of course, the first line of defense is an effective compliance program. Issues can still arise, though, so every company should have a policy and procedure in place for responding to search warrants. Just as you have procedures in place to respond to emergencies and disasters, a policy to guide your organization's response to a search warrant should be simple enough to be implemented quickly and broad enough to effectively protect your position.