February 9, 2012/San Francisco, CA
March 7, 2012/Santa Rosa, CA
-Your spouse of 35 years needs long-term care. Can you count on the same support under Medicare or Medi-Cal as heterosexual spouses?
-Your partner is in the hospital ICU — does the law protect your right to visit him? If he can’t speak for himself, who will make his health care decisions?
Join us for Hospice by the Bay’s Free Seminars in San Francisco and Santa Rosa.
Even as hope grows for legal equality for same-sex couples, the answers to these questions aren’t always clear. That’s why it’s important that the LGBT couples protect their families by understanding their rights and benefits under Medicare and Medi-Cal and documenting their future health care wishes.
Unless spouses and partners know their rights and have their wishes are in writing, a parent or sibling can question whether who has the right to be their relative’s health care decision-maker or even visit him or her in the hospital.
LGBT couples could also find their rights challenged if they travel outside California, especially to a state that has passed a Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Even in California, without clear documentation, the State could end up making decisions because of lack of documentation.
Locations:
February 9, 2012
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street
6:30PM-7:30PM
March 7, 2012
Finley Community Center
2060 W. College Avenue
6:00PM-7:30PM
*Reservations are required. Please RSVP to (415) 526-5580 or online at www.hbtb.com.
To download the flyer for the San Francisco event, click here: HBTB SF Flyer.
To download the flyer for the Santa Rosa event, click here: HBTB SR Flyer.
