Health Information: Partner and State Links

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State and Social Service/Health Links

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Alabama

1. Alabama State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Alabama Emergency Management Agency, or call 1-205-280-2312
5. Alabama Vital Records
6. Alabama Department of Insurance
7. Alabama Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
8. Alabama Department of Transportation

Alaska

1. Alaska State Department
2. State of Alaska Department of Law
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Alaska Division of Homeland Security/Emergency Management, 1-907-428-7000; Toll-Free: 1-800-478-2337
5. Alaska Health Analytics & Vital Records Section
6. Alaska Division of Insurance
7. Alaska: Hospice of Anchorage
8. Alaska Department of Transportation

Arizona

1. Arizona State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, 1-602-267-2700
5. Arizona Office of Vital Records
6. Arizona State Insurance Department
7. Arizona Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. Arizona Department of Transportation

Arkansas

1. Arkansas State Department
2. Arkansas Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Arkansas Homeland Security & Preparedness Agency, 1-501-683-6700
5. Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services
6. Arkansas Insurance Department
7. Arkansas Hospice Care Services
8. Arkansas Department of Transportation

California

1. California State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. California Office of Emergency Services, 1-916-845-8510
5. The Center for Public Health and Disasters
6. California Office of Vital Records
7. California State Insurance Department
8. California Hospice & Palliative Care Association
9. California Department of Transportation

Colorado

1. Colorado State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Division of Emergency Management, 1-720-852-6600,  1-720-432-2433
5. Colorado Disaster Help
6. Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Vital Records
7. Colorado Division of Insurance
8. Colorado Hospice Organization
9. Colorado Department of Transportation

Connecticut

1. Connecticut State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Office of Emergency Services and Public Protection,  1-860-685-8531, Toll-Free 1-800-397-8876
5. Connecticut State Office of Vital Records
6. Connecticut Insurance Department
7. Connecticut Department of Transportation

Delaware

1. Delaware State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Department of Safety and Homeland Security, 1-302-659-DEMA (3362) or 1-877-SAY-DEMA
5. Delaware Office of Vital Statistics
6. Delaware Insurance Department
7. Delaware Hospice
8. Delaware Department of Transportation

District Of Columbia

1. District of Columbia State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Emergency Management Agency, 1-202-727-6161
4. District of Columbia Vital Records
5. District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
6. District of Columbia Department of Transportation

Florida

1. Florida State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-850-815-4000, For Hearing Impaired 1-800-226-4329 (TDD/TTY)
5. MySafeFlorida
6. Florida Department of Health – Vital Records
7. Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
8. Florida Hospices & Palliative Care, Inc.
9. Florida Department of Transportation

Georgia

1. Georgia State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-404-635-7000
5. Georgia Division of Public Health
6. Georgia Insurance Department
7. Georgia Hospice Organization
8. Georgia Department of Transportation

Hawaii

1. Hawaii State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-808-733-4300, 1-808-733-4284 (TTY)
5. Hawaii State Department of Health
6. Hawaii Division of Insurance
7. Hawaii Islands Hospice Organization
8. Hawaii Department of Transportation

Idaho

1. Idaho State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Office of Emergency Management, 1-208-422-3040
5. Idaho Bureau of Health Records & Vital Statistics
6. Idaho Department of Insurance
7. Idaho State Hospice Organization
8. Idaho Department of Transportation

Illinois

1. Illinois State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-217-782-2700, 24-hour Response 1-800-782-7860,
   1-888-614-2381 (TTY)
5. Illinois Department of Public Health
6. Illinois Division of Insurance
7. Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. Illinois Department of Transportation

Indiana

1. Indiana State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Homeland Security
5. Indiana State Department of Health – Vital Records
6. Indiana State Insurance Department
7. Indiana Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, Inc.
8. Indiana Department of Transportation

Iowa

1. Iowa State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Homeland Security & Emergency Management, 1-515.725.3231
5. Iowa Bureau of Health Statistics
6. Iowa Insurance Division
7. Hospice and Palliative Care Association (HPCAI)
8. Iowa Department of Transportation

Kansas

1. Kansas State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Division of Emergency Management
5. Kansas State Office of Vital Statistics
6. Kansas Insurance Department
7. Kansas Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. Kansas Department of Transportation

Kentucky

1. Kentucky State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, 1-800-255-2587
5. Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics
6. Kentucky Department of Insurance
7. Kentucky Association of Hospice & Palliative Care
8. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Lousiana

1. Louisiana State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Louisiana Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, 1-225-925-7500
5. Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
6. Louisiana Vital Records Registry
7. Louisiana State Insurance Department
8. Louisiana Department of Transportation

Maine

1. Maine State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-207-624-4400
5. Maine Department of Health & Human Services – Vital Records
6. Maine Bureau of Insurance
7. Maine Hospice Council
8. Maine Department of Transportation

Maryland

1. Maryland State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-877-MEMA-USA (1-877-636-2872)
5. Maryland Vital Statistics Administration
6. Maryland Insurance Administration
7. Hospice Network of Maryland
8. Maryland Department of Transportation

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency
5. Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records & Statistics
6. Massachusetts Division of Insurance
7. Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts
8. Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Michigan

1. Michigan State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Division of Emergency Preparedness & Response
5. Michigan Department of Community Health – Vital Records
6. Michigan Department of Financial & Insurance Services
7. Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. Michigan Department of Transportation

Minnesota

1. Minnesota State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Homeland Security & Emergency Management, 1-651-201-7400 , 1-651-282-6555 (TTYL)
5. Minnesota Department of Health Office of Vital Records
6. Minnesota State Insurance Department
7. Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care
8. Minnesota Department of Transportation

Mississippi

1. Mississippi State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-866-519-MEMA (6362)
5. Mississippi Dept. of Health
6. Mississippi State Insurance Department
7. Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. Mississippi Department of Transportation

Missouri

1. Missouri State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. State Emergency Management Agency, 573-526-9234
5. Missouri State Bureau of Vital Records
6. Missouri State Insurance Department
7. Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association
8. Missouri Department of Transportation

Montana

1. Montana State University Extension
2. Montana State Department
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Attorney General
5. Disaster & Emergency Affairs Division, 1-406-444-0100
6. Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
7. Montana Insurance Division
8. Montana Informed Patient
9. Montana Department of Transportation

Nebraska

1. Nebraska State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-402-471-7421, (Toll Free) 1-877-297-2368
5. Nebraska Health & Human Services System
6. Nebraska State Insurance Department
7. Nebraska Hospice & Palliative Care Association
8. Nebraska Department of Roads

Nevada

1. Nevada State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Division of Emergency Management, 1-775-687-0400, Non-emergency calls: 1-775-687-0300
5. Nevada Division of Insurance
6. Hospice Association of Nevada – Nathan Adelson Hospice
7. Nevada Department of Transportation

New Hampshire

1. New Hampshire State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 1-603-271-2231, 1-800-852-3792, 1-800-735-2964 (TTY/TDD)
5. New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration
6. New Hampshire Insurance Department
7. New Hampshire Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. New Hampshire Department of Transportation

New Jersey

1. New Jersey State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Office of Emergency Management
5. New Jersey Department of Health — Vital Statistics
6. New Jersey State Department of Banking and Insurance
7. New Jersey Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. New Jersey Department of Transportation

New Mexico

1. New Mexico State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 1-505-476-9600
5. New Mexico Department of Vital Records & Health Statistics
6. New Mexico Insurance Division
7. Texas & New Mexico Hospice Organization
8. New Mexico Department of Transportation

New York

1. New York State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Homeland Security and Emergency Services
5. New York State Department of Health
6. New York Department of Financial Services
7. Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State
8. New York Department of Transportation

North Carolina

1. North Carolina State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Division of Emergency Management, 1-919-733-2126
5. North Carolina Vital Records
6. North Carolina State Department of Insurance
7. The Carolinas Center for Hospice & End-of-Life Care
8. North Carolina Department of Transportation

North Dakota

1. North Dakota State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Department of Emergency Services
5. North Dakota Department of Health-Div of Vital Records
6. North Dakota Insurance Department
7. North Dakota Hospice Organization
8. North Dakota Department of Transportation

Ohio

1. Ohio State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-614-889-7150
5. Ohio Department of Health — Vital Records
6. Ohio Department of Insurance
7. Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. Ohio Department of Transportation

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Department of Emergency Management, 1-405-521-2481
5. Oklahoma State Department of Health
6. Oklahoma Insurance Department
7. Oklahoma Hospice & Palliative Care Association
8. Oklahoma Department of Transportation

Oregon

1. Oregon State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Office of Emergency Management, 1-503-378-2911
5. Oregon Center for Health Statistics
6. Division of Financial Regulation
7. Oregon Hospice Association
8. Oregon Department of Transportation

Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-717-651-2001
5. Pennsylvania Vital Records Department
6. Pennsylvania Insurance Department
7. Pennsylvania Hospice and Palliative Care Network
8. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-401-946-9996
5. Rhode Island Office of Vital Records
6. Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
7. Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island
8. Rhode Island Department of Transportation

South Carolina

1. South Carolina State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Division 1-803-737-8500
5. South Carolina Vital Records Services
6. South Carolina State Insurance Department
7. The Carolinas Center for Hospice & End-of-Life Care
8. South Carolina Department of Transportation

South Dakota

1. South Dakota State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Department of Public Safety
5. South Dakota Department of Health — Vital Records
6. South Dakota Division of Insurance
7. South Dakota Department of Transportation

Tennessee

1. Tennessee State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Agency, 1-615-741-0001
5. Tennessee Office of Vital Records
6. Tennessee State Insurance Department
7. Tennessee Hospice Organization
8. Tennessee Department of Transportation

Texas

1. Texas State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Division of Emergency Management, 1-512 424-2208
5. Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics
6. Texas State Insurance Department
7. Texas & New Mexico Hospice Organization
8. Texas Department of Transportation

Utah

1. Utah State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Services & Homeland Security
5. Utah Office of Vital Records & Statistics
6. Utah Insurance Department
7. Utah Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. Utah Department of Transportation

Vermont

1. Vermont State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Department of Public Safety, 1-802-241-5000, 888-545-7598 (TTY/TDD)
5. Vermont Department of Health — Vital Records
6. Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
7. Hospice & Palliative Care Council of Vermont
8. Vermont Department of Transportation

Virginia

1. Virginia State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Department of Emergency Management, 1-804-897-6500 (Voice)
5. Virginia Division of Vital Records
6. Virginia Bureau of Insurance
7. Virginia Association for Hospices & Palliative Care (VAHPC)
8. Virginia Department of Transportation

Washington

1. Washington State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Emergency Management Division, 1-253-512-8000, 1-253-512-7298 (TTY)
5. Washington Center for Health Statistics
6. Washington Insurance Department
7. Washington State Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
8. Washington Department of Transportation

West Virginia

1. West Virginia State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
5. West Virginia Health Statistics Center — Vital Registration Office
6. West Virginia Insurance Commission
7. Hospice Council of West Virginia
8. West Virginia Department of Transportation

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Wisconsin Emergency Management
5. Wisconsin Vital Records
6. Wisconsin Insurance Commission
7. Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.
8. Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Wyoming

1. Wyoming State Department
2. Attorney General
3. Better Business Bureau
4. Office of Homeland Security
5. Wyoming Department of Health
6. Wyoming Insurance Department
7. Wyoming Hospice Organization – Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions
8. Wyoming Department of Transportation

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