TWO-HOUR ONLINE MCLE COURSE
Friday, March 27, 2020 11 AM PST/2 PM EST
This 2-hour MCLE course is designed to bring everyone up to speed with the fast-pace of emergency rule changes, discuss new and emerging challenges in the face of a pandemic, challenges in the age of “social distancing” and the new advocacy opportunities created by the spread of Covid-19.
Course Content:
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Covid-19 impact on seniors and highly vulnerable populations.
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Legal effect of the National Emergency declaration, including changes to Medicaid/Medi-Cal and Medicare affecting seniors.
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CMS Guidelines on limiting access to nursing home and hospice patients and the impact to long-term care benefit planning strategies.
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The effect of waving the 2-midnight rule for Medicare nursing home coverage.
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Medicaid/Medi-Cal Planning in a no-contact environment and practical Medicaid/Medi-Cal eligibility issues when financial companies and Medicaid/Medi-Cal caseworkers are temporarily shut down or quarantined.
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Top 10 best practices with clients, including novel approaches to client meetings.
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Top 10 best practices with staff, including small-firm contingency planning and the expansion of FML for small firms.
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Marketing necessary legal and benefit planning services when client education workshops and in-person events are not an option.
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A full breakdown of the provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Act relevant to your practice.