Legal Resources

We encourage our clients to be informed consumers. We hope that you will use these resources to better understand the legal system and your legal rights. Choose from the Legal Resources list at left for more information. Also visit our Internet Law Library for law information online and legal websites.

Civil Rights Resources

Text of the Laws Enforced by the EEOC in PDF Format:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (pdf)
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) (pdf)
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 505 (pdf)
Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
Civil Rights Act of 1991 (pdf)

Disability Rights Resources

Your Responsibilities as an Employer
Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability

Employment
Public Accommodations
Miscellaneous
For More Information
The Americans with Disabilities Act

Employment Discrimination Resources

Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Processing
Sexual Harassment
Race/Color Discrimination
Age Discrimination
National Origin Discrimination
Pregnancy Discrimination
Religious Discrimination
The Americans with Disabilities Act

Medicare/Medicaid Resources

Medicare and Medicaid Website

Site for Medicare beneficiaries (1-800-633-4227) www.medicare.gov

Site for CMS program information www.cms.gov

Medicare computer-based training modules www.cms.gov

E & M documentation guidelines for carrier claims www.cms.gov

Medicare coding and payment systems www.cms.gov

Basic site for CMS publications and forms www.hcfa.gov/pubforms/default.htm

CMS manuals and transmittals cms.hhs.gov/manuals

CMS data and statistics www.cms.gov/home/rsds.asp

Medicare coverage policy home page www.cms.gov/home/medicare.asp

EDI formats (electronic data interchange) www.cms.gov

Medicare physician fee schedule data base (RVUs, global surgery, and file indicators) www.cms.gov/PhysicianFeeSched

Links to Medicare payment systems including state specific fee schedules for physician schedulescms. hhs.gov/hcprofessionals/payment.asp

Claim forms and instructions for UB-92 (Part A),HCFA-1491 (Ambulance), and HCFA 1500 (Part B) - electronic claims www.hcfa.gov/medicare/edi/edi5.htm

All local Medicare coverage policies www.lmrp.net

Correct coding initiative information www.ntis.gov/siteindex.htm

UPIN directory www.cpg.mcw.edu/www/upin.html

Medicare's program integrity home page www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/fraud/default.asp

SNF PPS site www.hcfa.gov/medicare/snfpps.htm

Home health site cms.hhs.gov

Ambulatory surgery care center cms.hhs.gov/providers/hhapps/default.asp

Hospital outpatient PPS site www.hcfa.gov/medicare/hopsmain.htm

Ambulance fee schedule site www.hcfa.gov/medicare/ambmain.htm

Physician fee schedule information cms.hhs.gov/physicians/pfs/default.asp

Training on HCFA-1500, HCFA-1450 (UB-92), home health, ICD-9 coding, front office management www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn