Protecting Nursing Homes and Their Residents from the Unlicensed Practice of Law
Auteur : John R. Frazier, Leonard E. Mondschein, Twyla L. Sketchley
Date de publication : 2018-05-25
Éditeur : Lulu Press, Incorporated
Nombre de pages : 76
Résumé du livre
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.