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PA Health Law Project Toll-Free Helpline - Call: 1-800-274-3258 The PA Health Law Project provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services. For assistance, call the PHLP Helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail the PHLP at staff@phlp.org. Information from the PHLP is also available online at www.phlp.org.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Health Care for Persons with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information on Getting Health Insurance through Medical Assistance Programs and other sources.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Returning to Work: A Helpful Guide (PDF)
(Separate Website)
This is a guide for people with AIDS who are attempting to return to work. This guide will tell you what to expect when re-entering the workforce and how to gauge the effect a return to work will have on Social Security benefits.
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
Confidentiality of HIV-related information
(Separate Website)
Information on federal and state laws requiring that a person?s HIV status be kept confidential.
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
Comparison of Pennsylvania Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information Act and Federal HIPAA (PDF)
(Separate Website)
A Comparison of the Pennsylvania Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information Act (Act 148) and the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
PA AIDS Law Report: May 1994 - Documenting Personal Decisions (PDF)
(Separate Website)
Information on documenting personal life decisions regarding health care and financial issues made in advance of decisional incapacity.
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
PA AIDS Law Report: March 1994 - AIDS/HIV and Discrimination: Protection Under Federal and State Law
(Separate Website)
Information on protections under Federal and State law against discrimination based on AIDS/HIV status. (PDF)
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
PA AIDS Law Report: July 1993 - Act 148: The Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information Act (PDF)
(Separate Website)
Information on Act 148, the Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information Act.
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
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