Protecting Nursing Homes and Their Residents from the Unlicensed Practice of Law

By John R. Frazier, Leonard E. Mondschein, Twyla L. Sketchley

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1483481743
• ISBN13: 9781483481746
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"