Healthcare Section

If you are a Notary in the healthcare field, nursing home administrator, home health aide, or a Notary who services retirees, hospices, and assisted living facilities will find practical guidance to the most pressing concerns in the growing healthcare field, you need to stay on top of issues such as federal Red Flags Rules, determining competence and comprehension of signers, and avoiding liability.

What’s currently being discussed…

Major healthcare providers have committed to a system of fully electronic medical records, which raises a variety of record protection and access issues. How will this affect your duties and what do you need to know?

It’s an all-too-common occurrence: elderly patients are pressured by their children to sign over property or a power of attorney. How does a Notary handle this situation?

Healthcare

Medical Identity Theft and Prevention Advance Directives Living Wills Satisfactory Evidence of Identity Workplace issues/handling inappropriate requests eNotarization Signers: Competence, comprehension, willingness, awareness Medical consent authorizations Guardianship issues

Language/communication barriers Job hunting and interview tips Federal Red Flags Rules Biometric identification systems Avoiding liability and compliance issues Training Signing by Mark Authorizing another person to sign Conservators, Guardians