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.