How to Start an MLP
Tools to Get Started**
If you are looking to start a Medical-Legal Partnership, these documents and links may be useful:
WA Medical-Legal Partnership
- MLP Operational Guidelines – MLPs in WA State (PDF)
- Investing in Legal Advocacy – WA MLP Issue Brief (PDF)
- SAMPLE Job Description – MLP Program Coordinator (PDF)
- MLP Stakeholder Matrix (PDF)
National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP)
Financing an MLP
- NCMLP Issue Brief: Financing Medical-Legal Partnerships: View from the Field (PDF)
- NCMLP Webinar: Tapping into Medicaid financing streams
- NCMLP Case Study: Building a Statewide Subscription Model for MLP Services with Help from a Primary Care Association (PDF)
Setting up an MLP in a Health Center or VA
- Health Center Toolkit: A Planning, Implementation, and Practice Guide
- Health Center-Based MLPs: Where They Are, How They Work, and How They Are Funded (PDF)
- VA MLP Readiness Guide
- VA MLPs: Implementation Guidance and Suggested Measures
Statewide MLP Coalitions:
“Our mission is to promote better health outcomes by addressing the legal and social needs of patients and families.”
Pro Bono
The Washington Medical-Legal Partnership’s goal is to extend its reach to patients and families who may otherwise have no access to the legal system.
Give To MLP
Your tax-deductible donation of any amount helps fuel our programs. Please specify Washington Medical-Legal Partnership in the ‘Other’ field.
If you are looking to start a Medical-Legal Partnership, these documents and links may be useful:
WA Medical-Legal Partnership
- MLP Operational Guidelines – MLPs in WA State (PDF)
- Investing in Legal Advocacy – WA MLP White paper (PDF)
- SAMPLE Job Description – MLP Program Coordinator
- NCMLP Bi-Annual Summit
- Subscribe to the NCMLP Newsletter
Setting up an MLP in a Health Center or VA
- Health Center Toolkit: A Planning, Implementation, and Practice Guide
- Health Center-Based MLPs: Where They Are, How They Work, and How They Are Funded (PDF)
- VA MLP Readiness Guide
- VA MLPs: Implementation Guidance and Suggested Measures
Statewide MLP Coalitions:
National Center for Medical Legal Partnership Resources
- Bringing lawyers onto the health center care team
- SAMPLE Health Center MOU with Legal Services Provider
- Infographic: Where legal services fit within a health care organization’s response to SDOH
- Planning Tool: How many lawyers do we need to meet the legal need(s) of our patients?
- MLP workflows for screening and legal services
WA Medical-Legal Partnership Resources
- MLP Operational Guidelines (PDF)
- SAMPLE MLP Program Coordinator Job Description (PDF)
- SAMPLE Semi-Annual Report Template (PDF)
**These have been reviewed and are current as of April 2021.
- MLP Stakeholder Matrix (DOC)
To build effective coalitions to address social determinants of health, it is critical to understand the current and potential role of community stakeholders from different sectors of society (e.g., government, political, civil society, commercial). The matrix is a tool that you can use to discuss and document the roles of key stakeholders in your community.
- WashingtonLawHelp.org
Free legal information and self-help materials that provide information about non criminal legal problems affecting low-income people in Washington state.
- WA MLP White Paper: An Analysis of Financial Benefit to Seattle Children’s Hospital, FY 2015-2017 (PDF)
- MLPC Evaluation Report (PDF)
A summary of findings from years one through three. Written by University of Washington School of Social Work; Kate Grossman, M.S.
- A Conversation Between Attorneys and Pediatricians (PDF)
A Q&A summary of a conversation between attorneys at Northwest Justice Project in Seattle and local Pediatricians, Dr. Ben Danielson and Dr. Brian Johnston addressing how the two professions can work together to address unmet legal needs of patients and families.