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
Estate Planning & Medical Decision Making
Triage Cancer Quick Guide to Estate Planning
Triage Cancer Checklist: Getting Organized
Louisiana Advanced Health Care Directives
Louisiana Wills & Trusts
State Laws on Creating Wills
Wills, Probate, Successions
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
Louisiana Commission on Human Rights
225.342.6969
http://www.gov.louisiana.gov/page/lchr
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/state-childrens-health-facts/
Vocational Rehabilitation
Louisiana,Workforce Commission, Rehabilitation Services Division
225.342.3111
www.laworks.net/workforceDev/LRS/LRS_Rehabilitation.asp
Health Insurance
Louisiana Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a Exchange)
800.318.2596
www.healthcare.gov/
Louisiana Department of Insurance
225.342.5900 or 800.259.5300
www.ldi.louisiana.gov
COBRA
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
866.444.3272
www.dol.gov/ebsa
COBRA-Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Insurance
225.342.5900 or 800.259.5300
www.ldi.louisiana.gov or https://www.cobrainsurancebenefits.org/LA-Louisiana/Cobra-Insurance.html
State Children’s Health Insurance Program
LaCHIP
877.252.2447
http://www.ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/222
Find Health & Dental Coverage For Your Family
InsureKids.gov
https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/la/index.html
Medicaid Programs
Triage Cancer Guide to Medicaid Expansion
Louisiana Medicaid
888.342.6207
www.new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/subhome/1/n/331
Louisiana Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (LaHIPP)
888.695.2447
http://www.ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/2693
State Medicaid Program for In-Home Care
Community Choices Waiver
http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/380
Louisiana Health Insurance Premium Payment (LaHIPP) Program
855.618.5488
http://www.ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/2693
Medicare
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
www.medicare.gov
Medicare Assistance
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
800.259.5300
http://www.ldi.la.gov/consumers/senior-health-shiip
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
Louisiana Workforce Commission
225.342.3111
www.laworks.net/Homepage.asp
Agency: Louisiana Workforce Commission
Information available at: http://www.laworks.net/Homepage.asp. The maximum weekly benefit amount is $247. Benefits may be claimed for a maximum of 26 weeks. Payments are available via debit card or direct deposit. More filing information can be found here: http://www.laworks.net/UnemploymentInsurance/UI_Claimants.asp. Weekly certifications can be made by phone: http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/UI/EasyCall.pdf. Claimants must maintain an active work search while claiming benefits and will automatically be registered in a job search site when claiming unemployment benefits. Claimants must prove three job search contacts per week. Frequently asked questions are answered here: http://www.laworks.net/FAQs/FAQ_MainMenu.asp#UI. A comprehensive guidebook is available here: http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/UI/UIBenefitRightsInformation.pdf.
Updates related to Louisiana unemployment benefits and Covid-19: http://www.laworks.net/FAQs/FAQ_COVID-19_QandA.asp, http://www.laworks.net/PublicRelations/COVID_19_Information.asp, http://www.laworks.net/Videos/COVID-19_HowToFileClaim.mp4, http://www.laworks.net/Videos/COVID-19_HowToFileWPO.mp4, and http://www.laworks.net/Videos/COVID-19_SixHundredDollars.mp4
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.
LA R.S. § 22:1044: Each policy or plan subject to the provisions of this Section shall provide coverage for patient costs incurred as a result of a treatment being provided in accordance with a clinical trial for cancer except any applicable copayment, deductible, or coinsurance amounts.The treatment must have: (1) “therapeutic or palliative intent” for cancer patients of the early detection of cancer; (2) only Phase II, III, and IV cancer clinical trials are covered; (3), the treatment must be approved by one of the following: (a) NIH, (b) NIH cooperative group, (c) U.S. Dept. of Defense, (d) U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, (e) U.S. F.D.A in the form of an investigational new drug application, (f) a federally funded general clinical research center, or (g) the Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups; (4) the protocol of the trial must be reviewed and approved by a state IRB (specifically, one that has a multiple project assurance contract approved by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Protection from Research Risks); (5) a clearly superior, non-investigational alternative approach must not exist; (6) clinical or preclinical data must provide a reasonable expectation that the treatment will be as effective as the non-investigational alternative; and (7) the patient must sign an IRB-approved informed consent form. (current 1/2011)
http://senate.legis.state.la.us/SessionInfo/Archives/1999/Highlights/LinkShell.asp?type=Insurance