Protecting Nursing Homes And Their Residents From The Unlicensed Practice Of Law

The Unlicensed Practice of Law (UPL) in Medicaid Planning is a significant and growing problem. In 2015, the Supreme Court of Florida approved an advisory opinion to address Medicaid Planning activities by non-lawyers. The advisory opinion outlined what non-attorney Medicaid Planners can and cannot do in the area of Medicaid Planning. You will find included in this book: An overview of the Florida Supreme Court Medicaid Planning Advisory opinion. The dangers to both the nursing home - and their residents - from working with unlicensed, unregulated, uninsured, and untrained non-attorney Medicaid Planners. What is the unlicensed practice of law in Florida? Who is allowed to practice law in Florida? Nursing home referral liability. Who regulates non-attorney Medicaid Planners in Florida. Four things a non-attorney Medicaid Planner cannot do. Does a non-attorney Medicaid Planner have legal malpractice insurance? Financial exploitation of the elderly.

• | Author: JOHN R. MONDSCHEIN FRAZIER (LEONARD E. SKETCHLEY, TWYLA L.)|Leonard E Mondschein|Twyla L Sketchley
• | Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• | Publication Date: May 25, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 76 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1483481743
• | ISBN-13: 9781483481746