Off Campus Community Health Law Project/Health Care Consumer Assistance Program185 Valley StreetSouth Orange, NJ 07079Phone: 888-838-3180Email: chlpinfo@chlp.orgwww.managedcarehelpline.orgHours: M-Th 9-5, Fri 9-4Area Served: New JerseyEligibility: New Jersey residents enrolled in managed health care plansFees Charged: None Offers toll-free hotline to persons requiring guidance and advice with managed care health questions, problems, and disputes. Helps file complaints regarding any aspect of the managed health care organization's health care services and helps consumers file appeals when a covered benefit or service has been denied, limited, or terminated. NJ Department of Health/Office of the Public GuardianPO Box 812Trenton, NJ 08625-0800Phone: (609) 943-3440 www.state.nj.us/healthHours: 8:30 am - 5 pm, Mon - FriArea Served: New JerseyProvides public guardianship for an elderly adult when private guardianship is not feasible because there is no willing/responsible family member/friend available to serve. This office is part of the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services.
