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Rubenstein Law sponsored the Elmhurst swim team. We are on the shirt! We love Washington Pa!

These kids won the first playoff game in wyb mustang. Tonight is the next game! A huge thank you to coach Jon and the amazing players and assistant coaches! Go Rubenstein Law! #RubensteinLaw

We closed an Estate yesterday with a final zoom hearing. Please know that a Judge will decide for his/her Courtroom how hearings will be conducted, whether by phone, zoom or in person.

While life can get crazy, especially during a pandemic, never give up. Refocus, readjust, restart if necessary!

We are donating some goodies to a local school for an event. Who doesn’t love freeze pops!!

We did the jack o lantern jog in support of Canon Macs scholarship foundation. We were sponsored by Rita Polansky! What a fun day!

Tomorrow is Election Day. Please vote if you have not done so by mail in. If you requested a mail in and decide to go in person in Pennsylvania take your whole packet from the mail to your voting poll. Thank goodness for America and all of our amazing citizens.

Thank you to all of our first responders!!

This is a good reminder that you hold the key. Happy Monday from Rubenstein Law.

Did you recently file LLC documents in Pennsylvania? Please beware of the following scam. The Pennsylvania Department of State has been made aware of 2020 Certificate of Good Standing Request Forms that are targeting recently registered Pennsylvania businesses from a bogus company calling itself PA Certificate Services. The form states that the business has one step left to attain a Certificate of Good Standing through PA Certificate Services, by paying $87.25 to th...e company to procure the certificate. Companies are informed that they may need the certificate for loans, renewing business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes. This is a partial SCAM. There is no company registered to do business in Pennsylvania by the name of PA Certificate Services. The address used by this company is that of a UPS store located in Harrisburg and the phone number on the mailing (1-855-211-9705Opens In A New Window) goes to a call center located outside of Pennsylvania. The mailing contains some incorrect and overbroad information. The Pennsylvania Department of State does not issue Certificates of Good Standing. Instead, Pennsylvania law permits Subsistence Certificates to be issued to domestic filing associations and Certificates of Registration for a registered foreign association. The cost of such certificates obtained directly from the Department of State is $40 and they are generally available by email within two hours of ordering online. The Department is alerting all business entities of this solicitation to prevent businesses from paying more than is needed for a Subsistence Certificate or a Certificate of Registration by using a bogus intermediary like PA Certificate Services. This may also add time to a request. While a proof of registration with the Department of State (such as certified copies of filed documents or a Subsistence Certificate) may be required for legitimate business purposes such as loans or renewing business licenses, typically the lender or regulator requires that the copies or certificates are obtained close in time to when they are needed.

Elizabeth and I are working hard here at Rubenstein Law updating our ICD codes! On May 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services published information that proposed more than 550 ICD changes. Proposed changes include 490 code additions, 47 revisions, and 58 deleted codes that would go into effect October 1, 2020. Here is a look at some of the new, and deleted codes: The following are completely new ICD-10 codes: D57- sickle-cell disorders D89- other disorders ...involving the immune mechanism- not elsewhere classified F10- Alcohol abuse and use with withdrawal F19- other psychoactive substance related disorders H18- other disorders of cornea M05- rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor M06- other rheumatoid arthritis M08- juvenile arthritis M19- other and unspecified osteoarthritis M92- Juvenile osteochondrosis S20- superficial injury of thorax T40- poisoning by- adverse effect of and underdosing of narcotics and psychodysleptics (hallucinogens) V00-V06 for electric scooter and other micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injuries Please feel free to contact us with any ICD coding issues.

I'm working on my application to join the VFW Post 927. I am so proud of my father and his military service. Thank you to all the people who have served or are serving.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the Medicare Secondary Payer Act gives MSP Recovery Claims and MSAP Claims the right to pursue claims that were assigned to them by managed care organizations that contracted with Medicare Advantage Plan insurers. In a consolidated case, the panel vacated decisions by two District Court judges in Miami that collection agents have no standing under the act. This means that outside agencies will buy healthcare liens and can attempt to collect from a plaintiff, the plaintiff's law firm, and possibly the defendant after a case has settled. The Medicare Secondary Payer Act has broad interpretations that allow for anyone involved with the lien to face liability. If you have a litigated case, please feel free to contact us to determine if a healthcare lien is applicable, [email protected].

In memory of a great Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Happy Friday from Bo! Elizabeth will be in on Monday, until then it’s me and Bo for today.

At Rubenstein Law LLC we believe in our community. Today we picked up some masks to donate to Harmony Life Center. The work they do there affects our community and ripples throughout our whole country.

In rememberence of 9/11. Prayers for all those who lost loved ones and for our amazing country.

Make sure you check with the Judge before a hearing to see if it is in person or by zoom. Our latest hearing was a name change in front of Judge Lucas. It was a very moving moment to have a daughter take on her step-father’s last name as a father’s day gift to him. I’m so thankful for Judge Lucas for taking time for photos.