Elder Law Resources

Legal Resources for Medi-Cal Planning

Online Resources

Elder Law Resources

California

Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Nursing Home Law Project, 145 South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Offers free legal services to qualified seniors and publishes legal and consumer information on nursing home issues. (323) 939-0506.

National Senior Citizens Law Center, 3435 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2860. Los Angeles, CA 90010-1938. Publishes "The Nursing Home Law Letter" and "NSCLC Washington Weekly." Also has a Washington, DC office. (213) 639-0930.

Protection & Advocacy, Suite 185N, 100 Howe Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825. (916) 488-9955. Publishes information on Medi-Cal, SSI and other issues.

Western Center on Law and Poverty, Suite 208, 3701 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010. Publishes regular memoranda on health and welfare litigation, legislation, policy and administrative decisions. (213) 487-7211.

National

ABA Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly, 1800 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Publishes "Bi-Focal." (202) 662-8690

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), 1604 N. Country Club Rd., Tucson, AZ 85716. Publishes "NAELA News" and "NAELA Quarterly." (510) 881-4005.

National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, 1424 16th Street, N.W., Suite 202, Washington, DC 20036-2211. Publishes "Quality Care Advocate." (202) 332-2275.

Social Security Administration (SSA) Laws and Regulations on CD-ROM. Social Security Administration, POMS: #753-002-00000-6 ($29). Can be ordered from the Government Printing Office™ (202) 512-1800 or on-line at the GPO bookstore.

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Legal Resources for Medi-Cal Planning

Publications

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR)
650 Harrison St., 2nd Fl. San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 974-5171.

Publishes the following:

• Draft Regulations on Property & Income: ACWDL 90-01 and 90-03: Draft regulations still in effect for implementation of spousal impoverishment laws in California.
• California Department of Health Services (DHS) Policies & Procedures Manual on Annuities and Property Held in Trust (Letters #179 & 192): State policy and procedures on treatment of trusts and annuities.
• Treatment of Trusts Under OBRA ’93 & the Revised SSI Rules, 2004 Edition: Written and compiled by Peter Stern, Esq.: includes sample language, regulations, procedures and Medi-Cal Eligibility Procedures Manual Letters #179 and #192.
• Department of Health Services All County Welfare Directors Letters: All County Letters from 1978 on can be downloaded from the following URL: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/mcs/mcpd/MEB/ACLs/INDEXmeb.htm
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) Law and Regulations on CD-ROM: CMS CD-ROM: Laws, Regulations, Manuals: #717-139-00000-3; Social Security Administration, POMS: #753-002-00000-6. Each one is updated monthly and can be ordered from Government Printing Office at 202-512-1800.
• Enforcing Residents’ Rights: Forms, procedures and samples for effective litigation on behalf of nursing home residents. (Forms on disc: available in Microsoft Word and Word Perfect)
• Citation Report: Yearly listing of nursing home violations by county with summaries, citation disposition and fine payment.

Harry Margolis’ Elder Law Report, a monthly periodical. Call Aspen Law & Business, 800-638-8437.

California Guide to Tax, Estate and Financial Planning for the Elderly: Written and compiled by Stuart D. Zimring, J.D. and Donna Bashaw, J.D., CELA. Download from Lexis Nexis.

F. Bentley Mooney, Jr., Esq.: "When Health is Lost: Providing for the Costs of Long Term Nursing Home Care." Call (818) 769-4221 or www.1bc.com/fbmooney

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