The Senior Law Project

of

Indiana Legal Services presents

MEDICAID IN INDIANA

For the Elderly and Disabled

Approved for 6 hours CLE

Approved for 5.5 hours New Attorney CLE

Friday, May 6, 2011 from 8:50 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the ICLEF Conference Center, 230 East Ohio Street, 5th Floor, Indianapolis

Topics Include:

Privatization/Modernization of FSSA: Where it Stands; How to Work with it

Financial Eligibility

Spousal Impoverishment Rules

Home Care Options

Rules on Transfers of Assets

Estate Recovery

Planning Strategies

Appeals

This comprehensive training is designed for beginners and experienced advocates in the area of Medicaid for the elderly and disabled. We will cover eligibility, services covered, and the application and review process. We will discuss Indiana's privatization/modernization initiative, including its "hybrid" system. Emphasis will be placed on financial eligibility and planning for long term care. We will explain rules on estate recovery and transfers of assets. Finally, we will discuss use of the administrative appeal process, judicial review, and other litigation. Practical solutions will be offered for navigating the system.

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Registration begins at 8:30

Lunch from Noon - 1:15 (On own)

Course Tuition is $285.00

A flash drive of the Manual is available as an add-on for an addition $30 (Not sold separately)

Cost for Manual only is $170.00

FACULTY:

CRYSTAL FRANCIS is a Staff Attorney with the Senior Law Project of Indiana Legal Services, Inc. She has handled administrative and judicial Medicaid appeals for the disabled and elderly. She is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and the Arizona Bar Association.

DENNIS FRICK is Director of the Senior Law Project of Indiana Legal Services, Inc. He has represented Medicaid clients in administrative appeals, rule-making hearings, and in state and federal court. He is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He is the past chair of the Elder Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association.

CLAIRE LEWIS was formerly with the Senior Law Project of Indiana Legal Services, Inc. She now has a private practice in Indianapolis where she focuses on Medicaid planning. She was Editor and Contributing Author for the 1996, 2000, 2005 and 2009 editions of the Indiana Bar Foundation's Laws of Aging, formerly the Legal Reference for Older Hoosiers. She is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She is a past chair of the Elder Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association.

Questions? Contact Katie Coleman at 317.631.9410, ext. 2223