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.