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October 26th Workshop: Planning for the Future: Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts

Original article: October 26th Workshop: Planning for the Future: Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts

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In Virginia How Much Can You Be Charged For Your Medical Records?

In Virginia when a patient requests a copy of his or her own records, a “reasonable cost-based fee, which shall include only the cost of supplies for and labor of copying the requested information, and postage” shall be charged. Code of Virginia § 32.1-127.1:03 subsection J.

If your Attorney or others request your medical records, costs for copying and mailing are limited to 50¢ per page for each page up to 50 pages and 25¢ per page for the remainder, plus all postage and shipping costs and a...

Virginia’s Advance Directive Registry

Virginia is one of 13 States that administer legislatively authorized health care advance directive registries:

Information on Virginia’s Registry is as follows:

• Administrator: Department of Health, Connect Virginia Exchange

• Legislation: Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2994, enacted 2008

• Website: https://www.connectvirginia.org/adr/

• Eligible Documents: Documents for submission to the registry include living wills, anatomical gifts and health care powers of attorneys and must be notarized

• How t...

The Need for Medical Treatment to Obtain Social Security Disability & SSI Benefits

As an Attorney who has been practicing Social Security Disability law in Virginia for over 20 years, I understand the importance of obtaining proper medical treatment, advocacy and detail for claimants hoping to receive their Social Security Disability & SSI benefits.

A claimant for Social Security Disability & SSI benefits must make sure they are seeing their doctor regularly (at least every 3 months). When visiting the doctor it is important to describe, in detail, the medical problems bei...

LEND’s Ability Resource Fair 2016

I will be attending and speaking at this event, please come join me.

Original article: LEND’s Ability Resource Fair 2016

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Beware New Social Security Scam & How To Avoid It

According to the Detroit Free Press, seniors in several states have received a notice about a “referendum on Social Security” in their mailbox from an organization called the American Service Council. The letter includes a voting form and requests a donation of $16.45 or more to fight “Washington Insiders” who say that seniors do not need Social Security and already have enough money for retirement without it.

The letter includes language encouraging seniors to speak out about the issue and s...

Update to New Social Security Online Security

On July 30, 2016, Social Security began requiring new and current my Social Security account holders to sign into their account using a one-time code sent via text message. This second layer of security that requires more than a username and a password is known as “multifactor authentication.” Although Social Security had always provided the “extra security” option to account holders, they implemented this new process to comply with the President’s Executive Order on Improving the Security of...

Expert Interview Series: Sheri Abrams on Social Security Disability

Expert Interview Series: Sheri Abrams on Social Security Disability

May 16, 2016 | by Kathleen Coxwell

Originally published in NewRetirement.com

An illness or injury can totally derail the best laid retirement plans, making it difficult or impossible to earn an income. In 2014, 2.5 million Americans applied for Social Security Disability. But only 810,973 were granted disability payments. What happened? What went wrong?

Government agencies can be tricky to navigate at the best of times, let a...

Extra Security Added to Social Security Website

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has added an extra layer of security when someone interacts with them online using the “my Social Security” suite of services.

As of now “my Social Security” account holders are required to use their cell phone, in addition to their username and password, as an additional authentication factor during online registration and every sign in.

Social Security has implemented this multi factor authentication (MFA) to comply with Executive Order 13681, which...

U.S. Access Board Webinar: Accessible Parking and Passenger Loading Zones

U.S. Access Board Webinar: Accessible Parking and Passenger Loading Zones – Advanced Session (August 4)

The next webinar in the U.S. Access Board’s free monthly series will take place August 4 from 2:30 – 4:00 (ET) and provide an advanced session on accessible parking and passenger loading zones. Presenters will cover the number of parking spaces required to comply, location of spaces, van spaces, vertical clearances, alterations, signs, valet parking and other topics.

For more information o...