Health Care Legal Guides (56 found)

Written by Thomas Carter O'Brien
A lien can get a provider a seat at the settlement table, and settlement cannot occur without physician buy-in. 100% of billed charges are recoverable, and the lien is only on the cause of action. The physician must not be participating with the patient's carrier to utilize this technique.
Posted 4 months ago in Health Care. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Howard Robert Roitman
HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and med providers.
0 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 month ago in Health Care. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Shawn P. Eyestone
Despite the constant drone of news reports about larger issues on the healthcare horizon, for most of you, the Red Flags Rule under the FACT Act will be the next in the growing list of Federal laws, regulations, and acronyms affecting your practices.
Posted 13 days ago in Health Care. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Robert S. Bennett
The National Board of Medical Examiners and the Federation of State Medical Boards in the summer of 2008 started challenging scores from medical students who had used or attended review courses sponsored by Optima University in New Jersey or Tennessee. Steps One and Two may be invalidated
Posted 3 days ago in Health Care. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Avvo Staff
Federal law governs many employee benefits, including health care and pensions.
Posted about 1 year ago in Employee Benefits.

Written by Avvo Staff
If you are drawing up a medical power of attorney, you need to choose a person who will make medical decisions for you if you become unable to do so.
1 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Power Of Attorney.

Written by Joel Richard Beck
An Advance Directive for Healthcare in the state of Georgia is a document that allows people to designate an agent to make health-care decisions for them if they are incapacitated and cannot make those decisions themselves.
Posted about 1 year ago in Wills / Living Wills. Jurisdiction: Georgia

Written by Avvo Staff
Elder law includes all legal issues that affect the elderly and infirm, including Medicare/Medicaid, healthcare planning, guardianship, estate planning, wills and trusts, powers of attorney, age discrimination, living wills, life insurance, reverse mortgages, nursing homes, and elder abuse.
9 of 12 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Elder Law.

Written by Avvo Staff
Creating a durable power of attorney means the instructions in the document will remain in effect when you are incapacitated.
Posted about 1 year ago in Power Of Attorney.

Written by Avvo Staff
A power of attorney gives a person, whom you will select, the right to make decision for you if you are incapacitated. Be sure to carefully choose the person you appoint for this role.
Posted about 1 year ago in Power Of Attorney.

Written by Avvo Staff
Registering your living will is a simple but important process to help ensure you will get the kind of medical treatment you want if you become unable to express your wishes yourself.
Posted about 1 year ago in Wills / Living Wills.

Written by Donald Jeffery Kral
If you are an Ohio nursing home resident who has been abused/neglected in any way, you may be eligible for compensation from your nursing home and/or health-care providers.
2 of 4 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Medical Malpractice. Jurisdiction: Cleveland, OH

Written by Avvo Staff
State laws vary greatly on what information can be shared with various parties to an adoption, and it may be difficult to get identifying information without their consent.
Posted about 1 year ago in Adoption.

Written by Avvo Staff
Child support laws are the state rules that govern the collection and distribution of money paid from a non-custodial parent to the custodial parent for child-related expenses.
3 of 5 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Child Support. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Avvo Staff
The adoption home study is a process that prospective parents must go through in order to legally adopt a child.
Posted about 1 year ago in Adoption. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Avvo Staff
Stepparent adoption is usually a fairly simple process. The pivotal stumbling block is securing the consent of the other biological parent.
Posted about 1 year ago.

Written by Avvo Staff
Pregnancy job discrimination is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the FMLA.
1 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Discrimination. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Avvo Staff
A financial power of attorney will allow someone, whom you will appoint, to handle your finances if you become seriously ill and unable to manage your money.
3 of 5 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Power Of Attorney.

Written by Avvo Staff
A living will is fairly simple to create and can provide a clear plan for how you wish to be cared for if you become seriously ill.
4 of 8 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Wills / Living Wills.

Written by Jason Garrett Epstein
If you were injured in an auto accident, it’s important to make sure you are adequately compensated for all injury-related damages.
1 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Personal Injury.