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Special Health Needs

The Health Information and Advocacy Center provides a central source for families of children and young adults with disabilities to obtain support, advocacy, and information about the health care system and other services that are mandated by law.

Brochures

PACER’s Health Information and Advocacy Center
Provides information, resources, and advocacy about the health care system to families of children and youth with special health needs and disabilities and the professionals who work with the families. 2000.
FREE | HIAC-h19

Medical Home: Families and Doctors Working Together to Coordinate Care
Provides information on working with health care professionals to provide high-quality health care services in a cost-effective manner. 2003.
FREE | HIAC-h20

Book

Working with Doctors: A Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Health System
Created to help parents become effective advocates for their children in the health care system. It focuses on communication skills with medial professionals, maintaining records, and other important issues. See Translations for Hmong and Spanish. 2003.
$8 | 10+ copies, $6 each  | HIAC-h11

Handouts Free to Download | $1.50 per request | 10+ copies, $.50 each

Access Your Child’s Health Records	HIAC-h6
Billing for IEP/IFSP Services	HIAC-h16
Coverage for Dependents	HIAC-h7
Durable Medial Equipment	HIAC-h14
ERISA Claims and Appeals Procedures	HIAC-h15
HMO Complaint Procedure	HIAC-h2
Is Your Health Plan Self-Insured?	HIAC-h3
Keeping and Organizing Medical Records	HIAC-h17
Minnesota Home Care Bill of Rights	HIAC-h4
Minnesota Patients’ Bill of Rights	HIAC-h5
Prescription Drug Coverage	HIAC-h13
Release of Your Child’s Health Records	HIAC-h8
School Health Records-Privacy and Access	HIAC-h18
Strategies for Appealing Health Plan Decisions	HIAC-h1
Understanding the HMO Certificate of Coverage	HIAC-h9