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

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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.