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Travis Dayhuff

Travis Dayhuff

Partner

Meridian
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
travis.dayhuff@nelsonmullins.com

Travis provides hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, federally qualified health centers, and other healthcare providers regulatory advice and litigation services in administrative law matters involving the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services, and the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (and the Boards under LLR’s purview...

Travis provides hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, federally qualified health centers, and other healthcare providers regulatory advice and litigation services in administrative law matters involving the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services, and the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (and the Boards under LLR’s purview including the Boards of Medical Examiners, Nursing, and Pharmacy). These administrative law matters include Certificate of Need, health licensing, controlled substances enforcement actions, trauma level designations, nursing home enforcement actions, Medicaid appeals, and professional licensing. He also advises and litigates in matters involving medical staff bylaws and hospital peer review, and he represents healthcare clients in business litigation cases. Travis has litigated before the S.C. Administrative Law Court, S.C. Circuit Court, Federal District Court, and state and federal appellate courts.

Travis Dayhuff

including the Boards of Medical Examiners, Nursing, and Pharmacy). These administrative law matters include Certificate of Need, health licensing, controlled substances enforcement actions, trauma level designations, nursing home enforcement actions, Medicaid appeals, and professional licensing. He also advises and litigates in matters involving medical staff bylaws and hospital peer review, and he represents healthcare clients in business litigation cases. Travis has litigated before the S.C. Administrative Law Court, S.C. Circuit Court, Federal District Court, and state and federal appellate courts.

Travis provides hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, federally qualified health centers, and other healthcare providers regulatory advice and litigation services in administrative law matters involving the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services, and the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (and the Boards under LLR’s purview... including the Boards of Medical Examiners, Nursing, and Pharmacy). These administrative law matters include Certificate of Need, health licensing, controlled substances enforcement actions, trauma level designations, nursing home enforcement actions, Medicaid appeals, and professional licensing. He also advises and litigates in matters involving medical staff bylaws and hospital peer review, and he represents healthcare clients in business litigation cases. Travis has litigated before the S.C. Administrative Law Court, S.C. Circuit Court, Federal District Court, and state and federal appellate courts.

Experience

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  • Has handled healthcare matters related to:
    • certificate of need and non-applicability determination cases
    • medical staff credentialing
    • peer review cases
    • Medicare provider appeals
    • litigation matters for healthcare clients
  • Has represented professionals and corporations in matters before the Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Pharmacy, and other Boards under the purview of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
  • Has advised and assisted hospitals and other healthcare providers in their efforts to obtain regulatory approvals for new healthcare facilities and services
  • Has advised hospitals on a variety of regulatory and operational matters
  • Appellate practice includes representing clients before the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and South Carolina's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
  • Litigation practice includes representing clients before the United States District Court, the South Carolina Administrative Law Court, and other state courts

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, cum laude (1998)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Order of the Wig and Robe
    • Articles Editor, The South Carolina Law Review
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, MA, American History (1994)
  • Clemson University, BA, History (1992)

Admissions

  • South Carolina
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Practice Areas

Industries

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  • Health Care Section, South Carolina Bar Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Richland County Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, South Carolina's Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. (2010–current)
  • Board of Directors, Communities in Schools of the Midlands, Inc. (June 2000–June 2006)
  • Mock Trial Coach
  • Youth Basketball Coach
  • Co-Coordinator, Columbia Health Care Group (2016–current)
  • South Carolina's Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
    • Board Chair (2013–2018)
    • Finance Subcommittee Chair (2010–2013)
  • Former chair, Nelson Mullins Pro Bono Committee (2010–2011)
  • Governing Council, Healthcare Law Section, South Carolina Bar Association (2008–2011)
  • Previous service in other leadership positions on the Pro Bono Committee