The LA LAW Center Elder Law attorneys and staff understand that having a family member fail and that needs nursing home care can be a huge frustrating emotional time for you and your family. We help our clients with comprehensive Medi-Cal planning that includes the following:
Medi-CAL Eligibility Planning – Transferring assets into Irrevocable Trust to help clients to qualify for Medi-Cal benefits (must be under $2,000 for applicant and under $126,600 for spouse);
Spouse Income Planning – Reduce or eliminate a married Medi-Cal beneficiary’s monthly Co-payment called a Medi-Cal Share of Cost (may require Court Order to direct Medi-CAL to reduce Share of Costs)
Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Prevention – Prevent Medi-Cal Estate Recovery by moving assets out of beneficiary’s estate before death.
Our goal is to help you figure out what you legally can do with assets to qualify for Medi-Cal Long Term Care Benefits. Then we handhold and guide you through the Medi-Cal process by providing the following services on the very fast time frame:
- Evaluate current assets and determine the best Medi-Cal planning strategies available for your specific situation to qualify for Medi-Cal as soon as possible;
- Create elder law estate planning documents to help transfer of assets for Medi-Cal qualification and reduce or eliminate Medi-Cal estate recovery;
- Start the Medi-Cal qualification strategy…spend down and gifting;
- Prepare the Medi-Cal application forms and work with client to get all required documents needed by Medi-Cal;
- Once spend down is complete, submit Medi-Cal application to Medi-Cal Office as authorized representative. Our staff works directly with Medi-Cal on your behalf through the approval process of the application;
- After approval, if needed, our attorneys create and file a 3100 Petition with Los Angeles Probate Court Preparation to get court approval to reduce or eliminate Medi-Cal share of costs.
- Be the authorized representative for the Medi-CAL Beneficiary so family never deals with State workers.
- Manage the annual Medi-CAL Redetermination Application for family;
- Upon death of beneficiary, deal with Medi-CAL Estate Recovery Unit to ensure there is minimum or in most cases NO recovery.
Feel Free to call us regarding Medi-CAL planning! (818) 241-4238 or visit www.la-lawcenter.com