State of Minnesota Agencies:

• • HIPAA privacy rule
  • Phone Directories for State of Minnesota (Enter name of agency)
  • Leading Age Minnesota
  • Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS)
  • Minnesota Attorney Generals Office, Consumer Protection Division
    Information (651) 296-6196, Citizen Assistance (651) 296-3353 or 1-800-657-3787
  • Minnesota Board on Aging
  • Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
  • Minnesota’s Children’s Justice Initiative
  • Minnesota Community Measurement
  • Minnesota Council of Health Plans
  • MinnesotaHealthInfo.org
  • MinnesotaHelp.info
  • Minnesota Department of Commerce
  • Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
    • Frequently Called Phone Numbers by Subject
    • MDH News Releases
    • Center for Health Statistics
    • Community and Family Health
    • Health Economics Program
    • Managed Care Systems
    • Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
  • Minnesota Department of Human Services
  • Minnesota Hospital Association
  • Minnesota’s Health Reform Initiative
  • Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Links to the World – Health
  • Minnesota Prevention Resource Center (For information regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use prevention.)
  • Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
  • Office of Ombudsman for Long Term Care (formerly called Office of Ombudsman for Older Minnesotans)
  • Ombudsman for State Managed Health Care Programs 
  • Provider Directory, MHCP Fee-For-Service
  • QuitPlan (Provides free assistance to Minnesotans to quit smoking.)
  • Women, Infants & Children Program (WIC

Health Care Resources- Health Care Coverage:

• General information
• List of health plan companies   (Licensed to sell to individuals and families in Minnesota.)
• List of small employer health plans (Licensed to sell in Minnesota.)
• Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Quality and Cost information
• Consumer Information on Health Plans, Health Benefits Education Campaign
• COBRA/Minnesota continuation coverage and portability

Reduced or Free Cost Health Care:

• Hennepin County  (for Hennepin County residents who do not qualify for other public programs)
• Centra-care
• Children’s Defense Fund
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services  (metro area)
• Essential Community Providers (for high-risk and special needs individuals and individuals with limited access to health care services)
• Community Health Service Inc.
•  Health Resources Directory for Diverse Cultural Communities  (Minnesota Department of Health, Refugee Health Program)
• Sage Screening Program (formerly the Minnesota Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program)

Other Resource Links:

• Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
• National Association for Home Care (NAHC)
• RxList (Medications index providing information to both the consumer and medical professional)