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The HCP Manual: A Legal Resource Guide for Oncology Health Care Professionals (3rd Edition - 2012)
This manual is a resource for health care professionals (e.g. doctors, nurses, social workers, psychosocial care providers, patient navigators, and advocates) on the various questions and issues often faced by patients coping with cancer, and provides valuable information about cancer-related legal issues, from diagnosis through survivorship. This manual is part of a project funded by LIVESTRONG to educate health care professionals about cancer-related legal issues.

To download the complete manual, click here.

Spiral bound hard copies of The HCP Manual are available for $5, payable by check or credit card. To order a hard copy of The HCP Manual, please download this order form, then mail the completed form to CLRC or fax to (213) 736-1428.

Chapters:
Introduction & Table of Contents
Part I: Employment Rights
Part II: Taking Time Off Work
Part III: Disability Insurance
Part IV: Health Insurance
Part V: Health Care Reform
Part VI: Genetics and Cancer
Part VII: Managing the Financial Aspects of Treatment and Costs of Cancer
Part VIII: Estate Planning
Part IX: Legislative Advocacy
Summary & Appendices
State-Specific Appendices:

Alabama (2011)	Montana (2011)
Alaska (2011)	Nebraska (2011)
Arkansas (2011)	Nevada (2011)
Arizona (2011)	New Hampshire (2011)
California (2011)	New Jersey (2011)
Colorado (2011)	New Mexico (2011)
Connecticut (2011)	New York (2011)
Delaware (2011)	North Carolina (2011)
District of Columbia (2011)	North Dakota (2011)
Florida (2011)	Ohio (2011)
Georgia (2011)	Oklahoma (2011)
Hawaii (2011)	Oregon (2011)
Idaho (2011)	Pennsylvania (2011)
Illinois (2011)	Rhode Island (2011)
Indiana (2011)	South Carolina (2011)
Iowa (2011)	South Dakota (2011)
Kansas (2011)	Tennessee (2011)
Kentucky (2011)	Texas (2011)
Louisiana (2011)	Utah (2011)
Maine (2011)	Vermont (2011)
Maryland (2011)	Virginia (2011)
Massachusetts (2011)	Washington (2011)
Michigan (2011)	West Virginia (2011)
Minnesota (2011)	Wisconsin (2011)
Mississippi (2011)	Wyoming (2011)
Missouri (2011)

Financial

Budget Sheet (2011)

Financial Assistance Resources (2011)
Asistencia Financiera (2011)

Consumer Rights (2011)

Disability Insurance (2011)
Seguro de Discapacidad (2011)

Estate Planning Glossary (2011)
Glosario de Planificación de Patrimonio (2011)

Estate Planning Personal Records File (2011)
Expedientes Personales para Planificación de Patrimonio (2011)

Estate Planning Taking Care of Business Form (2011)
Poniendo Sus Asuntos en Orden (2011)

Life Insurance (2011)
Seguro de Vida (2011)

Prescription Drug Assistance (2011)
Asistencia nacional para prescripciones (2011)

Transportation and Housing Assistance (2011)
Asistencia National de Transporte y Vivienda (2011)

Health Insurance

Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIPP) (2011)
Programa de pago de primas de seguro médico (2011)

High Risk Insurance Plans (2012)
2011 Seguros Médicos de Alto Riesgo por Estado (2011)

HIPAA Plan Options by State (2011)

Medigap (Medicare Supplements) (2011)

Medicaid Overview (2011)

Miscellaneous

Children & Cancer (2011)
Ninos y Cancer (2011)

Clinical Trials Handout (2012)

Genetic Discrimination (2011)

Definition of Genetic Information in State Laws (2012)

Regulation of Genetic Information in Life, Long Term Care, and Disability Insuances (2012)

State Materials

Alabama

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Alabama (2011)

Alaska

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Alaska (2011)

Arizona

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Arizona (2011)

Arkansas

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Arkansas (2011)

California

A Legal Resource Guide for Cancer Survivors and Caregivers in California (2nd Edition: 2011)
The CLRC has designed a legal guide for people coping with cancer with information about employment, taking time off work, disability insurance, health insurance, how to ensure your treatment gets paid for, estate planning, and legislative advocacy. While this manual is specific to California, it contains practical information that applies to everyone and gives you an idea of what to look for in your own state. Funding for this guide was provided, in part, by LIVESTRONG. For a printed copy of the Guide, print out and return the Order Form by mailing to CLRC or faxing to (213) 736-1428.

Health Insurance

COBRA, Cal-COBRA, HIPAA, MRMIP, and PCIP (2011)

Educational Seminars
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Colorado

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Colorado (2011)

Connecticut

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Connecticut (2011)

Delaware

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Delaware (2011)

District of Columbia

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - District of Columbia (2011)

Florida

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Florida (2011)

Georgia

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination -Georgia (2011)

Hawaii

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Hawaii (2011)

Idaho

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Idaho (2011)

Illinois

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Illinois (2011)

Indiana

Employment Rights and Insurance Options for People with Cancer and Caregivers - Northern Indiana (2011)
In this training, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Northern Indiana, CLRC Staff Attorney, Monica Bryant, Esq. provides an overview of the CLRC’s mission and services offered to patients and survivors, caregivers and health care professionals as well as employment rights and insurance options for people coping with cancer in Northern Indiana.

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Indiana (2011)

Iowa

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Iowa (2011)

Kansas

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Kansas (2011)

Kentucky

Miscellaneous

Genetic Discrimination - Kentucky (2011)

Louisiana