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Overview
Why You Should Attend
This year’s Institute will focus on key issues for attorneys and allied professionals who represent elderly clients or clients with aging parents. Experienced practitioners will discuss fundamental and evolving issues such as Medicaid, guardianship practice, New York’s new Power of Attorney law, snowbird legal issues, health coverage eligibility in New York and the Public Health Emergency, and ethical issues that frequently arise in elder law practice.
Potential significant changes to both home care and nursing home Medicaid eligibility also will be covered.
While the Institute will highlight New York law and practice, the legal doctrines and strategies explored by the presenters will have relevance for practitioners in other jurisdictions.
What You Will Learn
- Medicaid update and homecare eligibility rules; plus update about possible significant changes to home care and nursing home Medicaid eligibility
- Recent changes to New York’s Power of Attorney Law
- Guardianship practice: practice points on what to do when appointed a guardian
- Snowbird legal issues for New York and Florida seniors
- Update on health coverage eligibility in New York and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- Ethics for the elder law practitioner
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for elder law practitioners, lawyers who represent elderly clients or younger clients with aging parents, and advocates interested in getting into this constantly evolving field.
Special Features
Earn up to 1 hour of Ethics credit
This program will feature a combination of faculty presenting live from our New York City conference center and remotely from their home or office
Lecture Topics [Total time 00:06:45]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Opening Remarks* [00:09:40]
Jeffrey G. Abrandt, Douglas J. Chu - Medicaid Update – What We Know About the Impending Changes to the Home Care Eligibility Rules [00:59:49]
Douglas J. Chu - What Is New in New York’s Power of Attorney Law [01:00:46]
David Goldfarb - You Have Been Appointed Guardian; Now What? [01:00:31]
Emily A. Klotz - Snowbird Legal Issues for New York and Florida Seniors [01:01:17]
Howard S. Krooks, CLEA, CAP - Update on Health Coverage Eligibility in New York and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency [00:59:12]
Lisa Sbrana - Ethics for the Elder Law Practitioner [01:01:48]
Allison J. Busch
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Complete Course Handbook
- Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled, Ch. 6, Practising Law Institute, New York Elder Law (November 2020)
Douglas J. Chu - General Information System, 2022 Medicaid Levels and Other Updates (December 28, 2021)
Douglas J. Chu - New York State Department of Health, New York State Income and Resource Standards for Non-MAGI and MAGI Population (Effective January 1, 2022; Revised November 15, 2021)
Douglas J. Chu - General Information System, Medicaid Regional Rates for Calculating Transfer Penalty Periods for 2022 (December 30, 2021)
Douglas J. Chu - New York City Human Resources Administration, Department of Social Services, Medical Assistance Program (MAP), Medicaid Alert, New York State Medicaid Program Modifications COVID-19 Emergency (January 24, 2022)
Douglas J. Chu - New York City Human Resources Administration, Department of Social Services, Medical Assistance Program (MAP), Medicaid Alert, Usage of DOH 5178A Medicaid Application Supplement and DOH 4495A (December 28, 2021)
Douglas J. Chu - New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), Governor Hochul Proposed Budget Will Expand Eligibility for Medicaid for Disabled/Age 65+/Blind (DAB) to the MAGI Levels of the Affordable Care Act (January 21, 2022)
Douglas J. Chu - Raise the NY Medicaid Aged, Blind & Disabled (ABD) Income Level: End the Senior Penalty
Douglas J. Chu - Eliminate or Increase the Medicaid Asset Test: Enable Self-Sufficiency for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities on Medicaid
Douglas J. Chu - Karen J. Fletcher, Medi-Cal’s Asset Test to Be Mostly Eliminated by July 1, 2022 (September 24, 2021)
Douglas J. Chu - Bill Ending Medicaid Estate Recovery Introduced in House
Douglas J. Chu - Press Release, Schakowsky Introduces Legislation to Stop Harassment of Surviving Family Members of Deceased Medicaid Recipients (February 11, 2022)
Douglas J. Chu - What Is New in New York’s Power of Attorney Law
David Goldfarb - You Have Been Appointed Guardian; Now What? Selected Samples and Resources
Emily A. Klotz - The New York-Florida Connection: Key Developments and Differences in the States’ Long-Term Care Planning Environment, New York State Bar Association, Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3 (2021)
Howard S. Krooks - Update on Health Coverage Eligibility in New York and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Lisa Sbrana - Ethical Considerations in Elder Law
Allison J. Busch - The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Professional Ethics, Formal Opinion 2017-7: Disclosures to Joint Clients When the Representation Does Not Involve a Conflict of Interest (December 12, 2017)
Allison J. Busch - New York County Lawyers Association, Committee on Professional Ethics, Formal Opinion 754-2020: Ethical Obligations when Lawyers Work Remotely (August 11, 2020)
Allison J. Busch
Presentation Material
- 1. Medicaid Review and Update: Big Changes Coming (PowerPoint Slides)
Douglas J. Chu - 2. What is New in New York’s Power of Attorney Law (PowerPoint Slides)
David Goldfarb - 3. States that have adopted "Substantial Conformity" (Handout)
David Goldfarb - 4. States that have adopted "Liability for Refusal to Accept Acknowledged Statutory Form POA" (Handout)
David Goldfarb - 5. You Have Been Appointed Guardian; Now What? (PowerPoint Slides)
Emily A. Klotz - 6. Snowbird Legal Issues for New York and Florida Seniors (PowerPoint Slides)
Howard S. Krooks, CLEA, CAP - 7. Update on Health Coverage Eligibility in New York and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PowerPoint Slides)
Lisa Sbrana - 8. Ethical Considerations in Elder Law (PowerPoint Slides)
Allison J. Busch
This year’s Institute will focus on key issues for attorneys and allied professionals who represent elderly clients or clients with aging parents. Experienced practitioners will discuss fundamental and evolving issues such as Medicaid, guardianship practice, New York’s new Power of Attorney law, snowbird legal issues, health coverage eligibility in New York and the Public Health Emergency, and ethical issues that frequently arise in elder law practice.
Potential significant changes to both home care and nursing home Medicaid eligibility also will be covered.
While the Institute will highlight New York law and practice, the legal doctrines and strategies explored by the presenters will have relevance for practitioners in other jurisdictions.
What You Will Learn
- Medicaid update and homecare eligibility rules; plus update about possible significant changes to home care and nursing home Medicaid eligibility
- Recent changes to New York’s Power of Attorney Law
- Guardianship practice: practice points on what to do when appointed a guardian
- Snowbird legal issues for New York and Florida seniors
- Update on health coverage eligibility in New York and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- Ethics for the elder law practitioner
Special Features
Earn up to 1 hour of Ethics credit
This program will feature a combination of faculty presenting live from our New York City conference center and remotely from their home or office