Legal Assistance
Triage Cancer Legal Assistance Quick Guide
American Bar Association Lawyer Referral Programs
LawHelp
www.lawhelp.org/find-help
American Bar Association Free Legal Answers
www.freelegalanswers.org
Medical-Legal Partnerships
http://medical-legalpartnership.org/partnerships/
State Cancer Information
State Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/state-childrens-health-facts/
Disability Insurance
Federal Disability Insurance (SSDI & SSI)
Social Security Administration
800.772.1213
www.ssa.gov
To find your local SSA office:
https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp
Employment
Federal Fair Employment Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
800.669.4000
info@eeoc.gov
www.eeoc.gov
Reasonable Accommodations
Job Accommodation Network
800.526.7234
jan@AskJAN.org
www.AskJAN.org
Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
U.S. Department of Labor
Wage & Hour Division
866.487.9243
www.dol.gov/whd
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/state-childrens-health-facts/
State Fair Employment Agency
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Civil Rights Division
303.894.2997 or 800.886.7675
www.dora.state.co.us/civil-rights
Vocational Rehabilitation
Colorado Office of Community Access & Independence, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
303.866.4150
https://www.colorado.gov/dvr
Health Insurance
Colorado Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a Exchange)
Connect for Health
855.725.6749
www.connectforhealthco.com
Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program & External Appeals
Department of Regulatory Agencies
303.894.7499
www.colorado.gov/dora/division-insurance
Colorado Division of Insurance
303.894.7499
www.colorado.gov/dora/division-insurance
COBRA
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
866.444.3272
www.dol.gov/ebsa
COBRA-Colorado
Colorado Division of Insurance
303.894.7499
www.colorado.gov/dora/division-insurance
State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+)
800.221.3943
www.colorado.gov/hcpf/child-health-plan-plus
Find Health & Dental Coverage For Your Family
InsureKids.gov
https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/co/index.html
Health Insurance Buy-in (HIBI) Program
855.692.6442
Medicaid Programs
Triage Cancer Guide to Medicaid Expansion
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
800.221.3943
www.colorado.gov/hcpf/colorado-medicaid
Colorado Healthcare Coverage Facts
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/location/colorado/
State Medicaid Program for In-Home Care
Elderly, Blind and Disabled Medicaid Waiver
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/elderly-blind-disabled-waiver-ebd
CDASS Program
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/consumer-directed-attendant-support-services
Medicare
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
www.medicare.gov
Medicare Assistance
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
888.696.7123
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/node/90646
Health Care Programs & Laws
Women’s Health & Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Sharing Medical Information with Family & Friends
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/
understanding/consumers/sharing-family-friends.pdf
Hill Burton Federally-Funded Health Centers
Federally Qualified Health Centers
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)
Unemployment Resources
Unemployment Agency
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
303.318.9000 or 800.388.5515
www.colorado.gov/cdle
Agency: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
File here: http://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/file-claim or by phone: Denver Metro: 303-318-9000. Toll-Free: 1-800-388-5515. The maximum weekly benefit is $618 per week and the minimum is $25. You must have earned at least $2,500 during the standard base period. A standard base period is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the start date of your claim. Initial claims take up to six weeks to process. You must request your payment every two weeks even while waiting for the initial claim to be processed. Eligible claimants will be paid every two weeks. Claimants must register with their local workforce center within four weeks of the start of their claims in order to facilitate their job search. A list of workforce centers can be located at https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/wfc. The biweekly payments can be requested/recertified online: www.coloradoui.gov/MyUI or by phone: 303-813-2800 (Denver-metro area) 1-888-550-2800 (outside Denver-metro area). There is a comprehensive guidebook available at https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/node/41376.
Updates related to Colorado unemployment benefits and Covid-19: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/covid-19-workers
State Clinical Trials Law
The ACA requires that most, non-grandfathered, group health plans provide coverage for the routine costs when participating in clinical trials. Some states have more consumer protections. Click here for more information about clinical trials.
10-16- 104(20) Mandate Coverage Provisions
All individual and group health benefit plans shall provide coverage for routine patient care costs that a policy or certificate holder, or his or her dependent, receives during a clinical trial if (I) the covered person’s treating physician recommends participation in the clinical trial after determining that participation in the clinical trial has the potential to provide a therapeutic health benefit to the covered person; (II) The clinical trial or study is approved under the September 19, 2000, Medicare National Coverage decision regarding clinical trials, as amended; (III) The patient care is provided by a certified, registered, or licensed health care provider practicing within the scope of his or her practice and the facility and personnel providing the treatment have the experience and training to provide the treatment in a competent manner; (IV) Prior to participation in a clinical trial or study, the covered person has signed a statement of consent indicating that the covered person has been informed of the procedure to be undertaken, alternative methods of treatment, the general nature and extent of the risks associated with participation in the clinical trial or study, the coverage provided by an individual or group health benefit plan will be consistent with the coverage provided in the covered person’s health benefit plan, and all out-of- network rates will apply; and (V) The covered person suffers from a condition that is disabling, progressive, or life-threatening. (Current 1/2011)