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
South Carolina Advanced Health Care Directives
Wills & Trusts
State Laws on Creating Wills
Declaration for the Desire of a Natural Death
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
South Carolina Human Affairs Commission
803.737.7800
www.state.sc.us/schac/
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/state-childrens-health-facts/
Unemployment Agency
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
803.737.2400
www.dew.sc.gov/
Vocational Rehabilitation
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD)
800.832.7526
www.scvrd.net/
Health Insurance
South Carolina Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a Exchange)
800-318.2596
www.healthcare.gov/
South Carolina Department of Insurance
803-737-6160
www.doi.sc.gov
COBRA
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
866.444.3272
www.dol.gov/ebsa
COBRA-South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Insurance
803-737-6160
www.doi.sc.gov
South Carolina High Risk Insurance Pool
www.doi.sc.gov/703/South-Carolina-Health-Insurance-Pool
South Carolina Children & Family Services
www.dss.sc.gov/content/customers/index.aspx
Find Health & Dental Coverage For Your Family
InsureKids.gov
https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/sc/index.html
Medicaid Programs
Triage Cancer Guide to Medicaid Expansion
South Carolina Healthy Connections
888.549.0820
info@scdhhs.gov
www.scdhhs.gov/
State Medicaid Program for In-Home Care
Home and Community-Based Services
https://www.scdhhs.gov/sites/default/files/Community%20Choices%20Waiver%202016-POST.pdf
Medicare
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
www.medicare.gov
Medicare Assistance
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
800.868.9095
https://aging.sc.gov/programs-initiatives/medicare-and-medicare-fraud
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)