There are so many differences between a Will and a Trust and their usefulness. Many books have been written explaining how and when to use a Trust instead of or in addition to a Will. One of the questions I get the most, “Do I have enough money to set up a Trust?” I follow…
DetailsFlorida Medicaid Long Term Managed Care Update It’s hard to believe it’s been 5 years since the initial implementation of the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long Term Care program (SMMC LTC). For those of you not acquainted with the program, the LTC program provides nursing facility and home based services to adults who meet the…
DetailsABLE Accounts (they are not “Trusts”) are coming to Florida July 1, 2016. ABLE United is Florida’s ABLE program and will start taking participants July 1. ABLE accounts can be very helpful and powerful tools for certain individuals with disabilities. Remember, to use an ABLE account the disability has to have occurred prior to age…
DetailsFlorida ABLE (to be called ABLE United) is scheduled to launch in June, 2016. A lot has occurred since we last posted on this subject earlier in the year. We have Policy adopted by Social Security in the form of a new POM, SI 01130.70. We have the point person for ABLE in Florida, Will…
DetailsSpecial Needs Lawyers welcomes Kimarie Bock as our new office manager. Kimarie is a graduate of the University of South Florida and also attended the University of West Florida in Pensacola and Spring Hill College in Mobile Alabama where she played on both school’s College Women’s Basketball Teams. Look for Kimarie out at some of…
DetailsA few days ago I received a call from a client whose husband has been receiving Medicaid Long Term Care benefits for many years without issue. She has completed the Medicaid annual benefit review on his behalf on her own, or with the assistance of the nursing home staff and each year the Medicaid benefits…
DetailsWhen an application is made for Long Term Care (LTC) SMMC Medicaid benefits the question is asked whether you have given away, sold, or transferred any assets or property in the last five years. If the answer is yes, you must provide the Department of Children and Families (DCF) with an explanation of all such…
DetailsWhat exactly do I mean, will you need Long Term Care? Sometimes you get a warning or start showing some symptoms that help may be needed. Perhaps it is a struggle to get a shower or bath. Perhaps you are a little unstable on your feet or you have already had a few falls. How…
DetailsYou can now authorize your health care surrogate designee to receive your protected health information (PHI) and/or delegate decision making authority even if you are not incapacitated. This provides your surrogate immediate access to your health care information and allows them to assist you with your health care decisions. Florida Statute Chapter 765 governs our…
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