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ADA - Forms, Laws, Links and More Add every one of these links to your Favorites! * Create a new folder named A.D.A. for them. Add this page to your Favorites and stop back for updates!  ADA.gov - Home Page Help with understanding and implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act.  U.S. Department of Justice - ADA Page *AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT of 1990 * Printable text-only version of this powerful Federal Protective Act. Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines * ADA Regulations and Technical Assistance Materials * Department of Justice - ADA / Disabilities Section * Nondiscrimination On The Basis Of Disability * Title II Complaint Form * *  Report Known or Suspected Fraud and Abuse! Department of Health and Human Services - Home page Contacting the HHS OIG National Fraud Hotline By Phone: 1-800-HHS-TIPS (1-800-447-8477) By Fax: 1-800-223-8164 By TTY: 1-800-377-4950 By E-Mail: 
HHSTips@oig.hhs.govBy Mail: Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services Attn: HOTLINE 330 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20201  Medicare.gov - Home page How to Report Medicare Fraud This section of Medicare.gov describes common Medicare Fraud and teaches visitors how to report suspected fraud in the Medicare system.  Federal Trade Commission - Consumer Information Federal Trade Commission - Products & Service Protections Abusive Care-Givers Do you know of a child, an elderly or handicapped person, or - anyone who is being abused or mistreated? Please, CALL your local police, sheriff's office, state attorney general, or your state department of aging. Don't wait until it's too late to help them! Who to Contact if You Are Deceived Think you've been mislead or deceived by an advertisement for a health care product or service or a medical procedure?  U.S. ADMINISTRATION ON AGING www.aoa.dhhs.gov - Home Page Eldercare Locator Toll-free 1 -800-677-1116 HAVE YOU been discriminated against? ARE YOU being discriminated against? Then put a stop to it. Now! TODAY! YOU are equal to every other citizen. Now - make THEM know that you are! And ... MAKE THEM KNOW THE LAW! Don't know how or where to start? Overwhelmed, worried or afraid?
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 Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) - Home Page * Protection and Advocacy for Adults and Children with Disabilities in Ohio Your Disability Rights * LEARN WHAT IS YOURS - BY LAW! No More Guessing. No More Being Told "... sorry, no ..." Request for Help from the Ohio Legal Rights Service * Overwhelmed, worried or afraid? ASK THEM FOR HELP!  Ohio Department of Mental Health - Home Page ODMH Client Rights and Advocacy Contact a Behavioral Healthcare Organization Client Rights Advocate Ohio Department of Mental Health Consumer Advocacy and Protection 30 East Broad Street, 8th Floor Columbus OH 43215-3430 Client Rights Officer: Ellen Deacon Phone: 614-466-2333 (Consumer and Family - Toll Free: 1-877-275-6364) TDD: 1-888-636-4889 Fax: 614-466-1571 Email:
deacone@mh.state.oh.us Ohio Attorney General - Home Page Consumer Protection Enforcement Protecting the Elderly Ohio Attorney General - Consumer Complaint Section Consumer Sales Practices Act This document in Adobe's  .pdf Format.If you don't have it, you'll need to install the Free  .pdf Reader.Consumer Protection Information Center Ohio Attorney General - Citizen Services
 Auditor of State of Ohio - Home Page Auditor of State of Ohio - Contact Information Submit a Complaint - DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT! A SIMPLE CHECKLIST: 1. Were you billed or was Medicare and/or Medicaid for services you never received? 2. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN NEGLECTED OR ABUSED BY ANY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER? 3. Is your healthcare provider "double-dipping" by charging/billing you and (!) Medicare and/or Medicaid for services that you did (or did not) receive? IF THE ANSWER TO ANY QUESTION IS YES - THEN PUT A STOP TO IT! Office of the Ohio State Auditor Healthcare Fraud Section 88 East Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43216  Report Known or Suspected Fraud and Abuse! Ohio Department of Job and Family Services - Home Page Ohio Medicaid Agency Contacts State Medicaid Agency Barbara Edwards, Deputy Director, Office of Ohio Health Plans Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 30 East Broad Street, 31st Floor Columbus, OH 43215-3414 Phone: (614) 466-4443 FAX: (614) 752-3986 edwarb02@odjfs.state.oh.usProgram Integrity Patricia Martin, Chief of Staff, Office of Ohio Health Plans Ohio Department of Job & Family Services 30 East Broad St., 31st Floor Columbus, OH 43215-3414 Phone: (614) 466-4443 FAX: (614) 752-3986 martip01@odjfs.state.oh.usMedicaid Fraud Control Unit John Guthrie, Senior Deputy Attorney General Ohio Attorney General 150 E. Gay Street, 17th Floor Columbus, OH 43206 Phone: (614) 466-0722 FAX: (614) 644-9973 JAGuthrie@AG.STATE.OH.US Disability Parking Placards * Need one? GET ONE! You may obtain an application form by downloading it here BMV Form 4826. This document in Adobe's .pdf Format.If you don't have it, you'll need to install the Free .pdf Reader.You may also obtain an application form at any local license agency or by calling 614-752-7800 and one will be mailed to you. It is against Ohio Law for anyone to park in a Designated Handicapped Parking Area without displaying proper Handicapped License Plates or Placards! If you see this happening at any public, private or governmental place of business, find the agency or business manager and politely ask for the offending vehicle to be moved so you can park. REMEMBER: They are required by Ohio State Law to remove any offending vehicles! AND .... Designated Handicapped Parking Areas are just that - Designated Handicapped Parking Areas! Eastern Ohio Development Alliance State Boards and Commissions This list, a project of the EODA Education Committee, shows 157 state boards and commissions along with their Eastern Ohio membership. Ohio Legal and Law Links Ohio Statutes, Codes, Regulations, Court Cases & More. Not in Ohio? You can search information for YOUR state here too! Anderson Publishing Online Docs Every Ohio Law is here! NO MORE LIES! The Ohio Administrative Code has all of the laws regulating healthcare facilities, state and local government health agencies, hospitals, nursing and rest homes. The Ohio Revised Code has all of the laws regulating ANY failures of those agencies and healthcare facilities to comply with the law by abusing or neglecting their clients. You will also find both civil and criminal charges, penalties for those providers who fail to comply with the Law and compensation for victims of abuse or neglect fully explained! HAVE YOU been discriminated against? ARE YOU being discriminated against? Then put a stop to it. Now! TODAY! YOU are equal to every other citizen. Now - make THEM know that you are! And ... MAKE THEM KNOW THE LAW! Don't know how or where to start? Overwhelmed, worried or afraid?
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you. ARE YOU AN EMPLOYEE OF A HEALTHCARE FACILITY OR OTHER PUBLIC AGENCY? Do you know of anything, anything at all, that should be reported? Abuse or neglect of patients, fraud or mismanagement, theft or waste? DO NOT BE AFRAID TO REPORT ANY WRONGDOING! REPORT ALL ABUSE, NEGLECT OR DISCRIMINATION! NEVER FORGET: You have a legal obligation to do so! If you "look the other way" - you're a part of the crime! Whistleblower Laws & Whistleblower Employee Protections "In 1986, Congress added anti-retaliation protections to the False Claims Act. These provisions, which did not exist previously, are contained in 31 U.S.C. Sec. 3730(h): Any employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by his or her employer because of lawful acts done by the employee on behalf of his employer or others in furtherance of an action under this section, including investigation for, initiation of, testimony for, or assistance in an action filed or to be filed under this section, shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee whole. The protection against retaliation extends to whistleblowers whose allegations could legitimately support a False Claims Act case even if the case is never filed. The statute of limitations for Sec. 3730(h) claims is 6 years in most jurisdictions, but is currently shorter in California and a few other locations." YOUR STATE MAY HAVE ITS OWN WHISTLEBLOWER LAWS AS WELL. Look for them here. And be sure to read the Editor's Note below! HAVE YOU been discriminated against? ARE YOU being discriminated against? Then put a stop to it. Now! TODAY! YOU are equal to every other citizen. Now - make THEM know that you are! And ... MAKE THEM KNOW THE LAW! NOTE: Before you get in touch with your Ohio Medicaid contact or call the National Fraud Hotline, please be ready to provide as much information as possible, including: The name of the Medicaid client. The client's Medicaid card number. The name of the doctor, hospital, or other health care provider. The date of service. The amount of money that Medicaid approved and/or paid. A description of the acts that you suspect involve fraud or abuse. Don't know how or where to start? Overwhelmed, worried or afraid?
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EDITOR'S NOTE: I was taught at a very early age by a wise old man that - "... if you know somebody's doin' dirt, and you don't do anything to stop 'em; well ... you just figure that you're worse than the one who's doin' the dirt ..." And so, now that you have seen the information available to help and protect the elderly and handicapped, how will you look at yourself if YOU "look the other way?" |
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