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*1st Place, Best Attorney/General Practice – Fort Wayne NewspapersReaders’ Choice Awards 2020
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What is the snapshot date when applying for Medicaid? by Kurt Bachman
The snapshot date is the date of institutionalization lasting at least 30 consecutive days. Institutionalization may be in a hospital, nursing home, similar health care facility, or any combination thereof, so long as the institutionalization is continuous and unbroken. The snapshot date relates to married couples only when one of the spouses is ill; and, it is necessary to know when applying for Medicaid assistance for the ill spouse. This is because all countable resources are valued as of the snapshot date, no matter when it occurred (even if years before the current application). Currently, the Community Resource Allowance cap […]
Should I just have my parents gift their assets to me without assistance? by Heidi Adair
I have heard that there’s a five-year look-back for Medicaid. Why shouldn’t I just have my parents gift their assets to me without the assistance of an elder law attorney? The temptation is great to try to go it alone when thinking about a future Medicaid qualification. But that may not be the wisest decision. When a gift is made directly to another individual, that individual determines what happens to that asset in the future; it can be spent, lost in a divorce, or become fair game in the event of a lawsuit. Often elder law attorneys make use of […]
What Planning Documents Do I Need For My Health Care? by Dan Leininger
There are three planning documents that you need to have in place in case something happens that renders you unable to make your own health care decisions. These documents are: Health Care Power of Attorney; HIPAA authorization; and Living Will. A Health Care Power of Attorney allows you to name whomever you want to make health care decisions if you become incapable of making decisions yourself. The health care decisions that may be made for you can range from routine medical treatment to end-of-life decisions such as the withdrawal of procedures that artificially prolong life. A federal law known as […]
How do I protect my children from squandering their inheritance? by Janell Sprinkle
If you suspect that your child lacks the ability to make sound financial decisions, one solution is to leave their inheritance in a trust and appoint a trustee to make financial decisions on their behalf.A trust allows you to appoint a trusted individual (called a trustee) to manage your child’s inheritance. The trustee can be anyone from a family member or friend to a hired professional trustee, such as a bank. The trustee has the authority and responsibility to manage the trust assets and make distributions in accordance with criteria selected by you. A trust can be established during your lifetime […]
EEOC Issues New Technical Assistance for Employers by Ted Storer
Even as public restrictions are being lifted, employers continue to deal with COVID-19 issues in the workplace. In the Summer of 2020, the issues faced by many employers were working remotely and how to handle the paid leave provisions of the FFCRA. Now, as the spread of COVID-19 continues to slow and vaccines have been developed, employers are facing new issues. The primary issues facing employers as we come out of the COVID-19 haze is the ability of an employer to require employees to be vaccinated and the best advice about masks. In May the CDC issued new guidance on […]
Employment Update – Mask Requirements in Light of New CDC Recommendations by Ted Storer and Haley Brooks
For more than a year, the COVID-19 has impacted all businesses. Amid the recent vaccine efficacy and a nationwide decrease in COVID-19 cases, much of society seems to be inching closer to what was once considered “business as usual.” Nevertheless, assorted sets of guidelines on mask requirements have left many businesses and workplaces unsure as to whether or not mask requirements will remain a part of “business as usual” in the wake of the recent pandemic.For Indiana businesses and residents, more than a month ago, on April 6, 2021, Governor Holcomb ended the State’s mask mandate. Most Indiana counties followed […]