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 Cancer Coalition: Indiana Cancer Consortium
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
Estate Planning & Medical Decision Making
Triage Cancer Quick Guide to Estate Planning
Triage Cancer Checklist: Getting Organized
Indiana Advanced Health Care Directives
Indiana Wills & Trusts Information
State Laws on Creating Wills
Indiana Laws of Aging
Trusts & Wills: Indiana Legal Services
Living Wills
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 Fair Employment Agency
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
800.628.2909
www.state.in.us/icrc/
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/state-childrens-health-facts/
Vocational Rehabilitation
Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS)
317.466.2013
www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/2636.htm
Health Insurance
Indiana Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a Exchange)
800.318.2596
www.healthcare.gov/
Indiana Department of Insurance
800.622.4461
www.in.gov/idoi
COBRA
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
866.444.3272
www.dol.gov/ebsa
COBRA-Indiana
Indiana State Personnel Department
866.293.6047
www.in.gov/spd/2747.htm
State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Hoosier Healthwise Health Care Program
800.457.8283
https://www.in.gov/medicaid/members/174.htm
Find Health & Dental Coverage For Your Family
InsureKids.gov
https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/in/index.html
Medicaid Programs
Triage Cancer Guide to Medicaid Expansion
Indiana Medicaid
317.713.9627 or 800.457.4584
www.member.indianamedicaid.com/
State Medicaid Program for In-Home Care
Aged and Disabled Waiver
Medicare
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
www.medicare.gov
Medicare Assistance
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
800.452.4800
https://www.in.gov/idoi/2508.htm
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
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
800.891.6499
www.in.gov/dwd/2358.htm
Agency: Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Information available at: https://www.in.gov/dwd/2358.htm. File here: https://www.in.gov/dwd/2362.htm. Payment should be expected about three weeks after filing if a claimant is eligible. The maximum weekly benefit amount is $390. Benefits may be claimed for a maximum of 26 weeks. Payment is available via debit card or direct deposit. After the fourth week of benefits, an in-person visit to a WorkOne job center is required. There is a comprehensive guidebook available here: https://www.in.gov/dwd/files/Claimant_Handbook.pdf. Other resources for unemployed people are available at: https://www.in.gov/dwd/files/WorkOne_Resource_Guide.pdf. Frequently asked questions are answered here: https://www.in.gov/dwd/2359.htm. Customer service can be reached by email: AskUIContactCenter@dwd.IN.gov or by phone: 800-457-8283. Video tutorials on how to apply can be found here: https://www.in.gov/dwd/3252.htm.
Updates related to Indiana unemployment benefits and Covid-19: https://www.in.gov/dwd/19.htm.
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.
IC 5-10- 8-15 (public employee plan); IC 27-8- 25-8 (private ins.) – State employee health plan, the state Medicaid program, a policy of accident and sicknessinsurance and a HMO contract must cover routine care costs associated with clinical trials. Covers Phase I,II, II or IV clinical trials that conducted to prevent, diagnose or treat cancer as approved or funded by (1) the NIH, (2) a cooperative group of research facilities that has an established peer review program that is approved by an NIH institute or Center, (3) US Food and Drug Administration, (4) US Dept of Defense, (5) US Dept of Veteran Affairs, (6) The Institutional Review Board of an institution in Indiana that has a multiple project assurance contract approved by the NIH Office for Protection from Research Risks and (7) a qualified research entity that meets the criteria for NIH Center support grant eligibility. (Current as of 7/2011)