Filing an Allegation Against a Health Care Professional (The Bureau of Health Professions - Fall 2007)
What to do when a health care professional fails to provide the quality of care you expect and are entitled to in the state of Michigan.

Free or Low Cost Health Care (Michigan Department of Community Health)
Many people in need may not be aware of how to access safety net services available to them at low or even no cost.

Michigan Clinic for Facial Pain
Dr. Ghabi A. Kaspo, DDS - serving patients who are suffering from temporomandibular related disorders and/or head, neck and facial pain.

Michigan Department of Community Health

Michigan Public Health Institute
The mission of MPHI is to maximize positive health conditions in populations and communities through collaboration, scientific inquiry, and applied expertise.

Gift of Life.Org.com
A Michigan organ and tissue donation program.

Medical Expense Review Consultants
A consumer advocate company to assist individuals, legal professionals and businesses to stop financial exploitation of individuals by medical and insurance establishments and to advocate for those who have no other resource.

Michigan Path.org
Info to help you manage chronic illnesses more effectively.

Rules for the Department of Community Health
The State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules for the Department of Community Health holds a variety of administrative hearings when decisions by the Department of Community Health and its contract agencies are contested.

Visiting Nurse Assn. of SE Michigan
The largest independent nonprofit home health care and hospice organization in Michigan.

Your Medical Rights in Michigan (A Guide to Consumer Rights Under HIPAA) (Joy Pritts, JD)
Medical records are an important part of your health care. These records are a written history of your health condition and treatment. A federal law called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule gives you the right to get and amend (correct) your medical record by adding information to it.

Association for Children's Mental Health
A statewide organization of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health.

Centro Multicultural La Familia
Provides ethnic-sensitive mental health and substance abuse services to the residents of Oakland and Macomb counties in a bilingual and bicultural mode.

Choice Voucher System (Mental Health & Substance Abuse Administration - Michigan Dept. of Community Health)
Self-Determination Technical Advisory. The Choice Voucher System is one option for implementing arrangements that support self-determination. Also see Transmittal Memo for more info.

Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority (OCCMHA)
We serve Oakland County by providing public mental health services to adults with serious mental illness, children with serious emotional disturbances and persons with developmental disabilities.

Take Control of Your Discharge Planning (Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service)
Discharge planning should begin as soon as you are admitted to a facility. If you are being hospitalized for psychiatric reasons, your Community Mental Health (CMH) agency should be involved. Ideally, the CMH worker should attend planning meetings at the facility and should be communicating with you and others to find out what you want and need upon leaving the facility.

What are Community Mental Health Services Programs? (Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service)
These single or multi-county programs provide a full array of community-based treatment and support services to persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and substance abuse disorders. They are locally run and the primary point of entry for all public mental health services in the state.

Your Rights When Receiving Mental Health Services in Michigan (Michigan Department of Community Health)
When you receive mental health services, Michigan's Mental Health Code and other laws safeguard your rights.