Money Management for an Adult with Special Needs
Money management for an adult with special needs is an important life skill. With the many restrictions on spending due to the SSI and Medicaid rules, learning how to spend and save money without going into debt or helping a family member to do so can be complicated....
Press Release: Brian N. Rubin Elected President of Special Needs Alliance
October 31, 2017 (Tucson, Arizona) — Brian N. Rubin, Rubin Law, A Professional Corporation, with offices in Chicago, Skokie, and Buffalo Grove, Illinois, whose law practice focuses exclusively on “special needs legal and future planning,” has been elected president of...
Medical Directives: Which Ones Do You Need?
Signing medical directives can be especially important for people with special needs and their family members because it may be more difficult for them to communicate their treatment wishes to doctors. The terms medical directive, power of attorney, and end-of-life...
HIPAA and Adults with Special Needs
Families of adults with special needs should become familiar with how HIPAA affects medical privacy and decision-making. HIPAA is an acronym that stands for “Health Information Portability and Accountability Act”, a federal law that governs health information privacy...