Finger Lakes Legal Care

FLLC uses the medical-legal partnership (MLP) model.

What is MLP?

• Medical-Legal Partnership - Legal Services integrated into treatment delivery 

• 400+ Medical-Legal Partnerships in 49 states

• Centralized goal of improving health and well-being for vulnerable populations by meeting legal needs

LawNY MLP: Finger Lakes Legal Care (FLLC)

• Embeds attorneys at participating practices of health systems. Currently participating with Rochester Regional Health and three clinics of the University of Rochester Medical Center. FLLC has an onsite presence at

  • Unity OB/GYN - St. Mary's

  • Strong Internal Medicine 

  • Highland Family Medicine 

  • Golisano Children's Hospital Pediatric Practice

• Rochester Regional Health has been participating since 2012, and the University of Rochester Medical Center since 2019.

Program Highlights

• New York Department of Health (DOH) designated Health-Related Legal Services Program

• Attested Partner with Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) in the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System

• Over $1.7 Million total recovered for RRH since October 2012 from the reported effective date for each patient for a period of 3 years.

• Over 2,800 patient-clients served

• Continual expansion with dedicated grant funds

Services

• On-site consultation and intakes

• Training for healthcare staff and local organizations

• Legal information materials

• Advise and represent individual patient-clients 

Questions? Call 585-325-2520 during our business hours and ask to speak with the FLLC Advocate on Call.