Other Helpful Resources

Crisis Centers

Governor’s Consumer Health Advocate

Our Mission: To allow all Nevadans access to the information they need regarding their health care concerns. To assist consumers and injured employees in understanding their rights and responsibilities under various health care plans and policies of industrial insurance.

555 E. Washington Ave., Ste. 4800
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: (702) 486-3587
Fax: (702) 486-3586
Toll Free: 1 (888) 333-1597
Email: cha@govcha.nv.gov
Website: http://dhhs.nv.gov/Programs/CHA/

Board of Medical Examiners Complaint Investigation Division:
How to file a complaint with the board against a doctor or physician assistant.
http://www.medboard.nv.gov/

Department of Industrial Relations Workers' Compensation Information:
http://dir.nv.gov/WCS/Home/

Workers' Compensation Forms:
http://dir.nv.gov/WCS/Workers__Compensation_Forms_and_Worksheets/

Nevada Equal Rights Commission:
http://detr.state.nv.us/nerc.htm

State of Nevada Department of Employment Training & Rehabilitation
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation:
http://detr.state.nv.us/rehab/reh_vorh.htm

State Welfare Office
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services:
http://dwss.nv.gov/ 

Federal Programs

United States Department of Labor 
Disability Resources:
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/disability/index.htm

Social Security:
The Social Security Web site.
http://www.ssa.gov

United States Department of Labor:
Veterans' Employment
Training Service (VETS)
http://www.dol.gov/vets/

Veterans Administration:
Information on VA benefits.
http://benefits.va.gov/benefits/

Other Associations and Organizations

Workers' Compensation Administrators Directory:
A list of Workers' Compensation Administrators throughout the 50 United States, US Territories, and Canada;
http://www.casemanagement.com/casemanagers/reference/workerscomp-administrators.html

Smart Medicine Medical Dictionary:
http://www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/ALPHAIDX.asp?li=MNI&d=712&cu=16583&w=0&Param=ADICT

Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center:
http://askjan.org/links/adalinks.htm

Law Sites

Nevada State Legislature Web Site: Contains full text of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Nevada Administrative Code, recently passed bills and some Nevada Supreme Court opinions.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/

Nevada Supreme Court Library:
http://lawlibrary.nevadajudiciary.us/

Cornell Law School Legal Resources:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Code of Federal Regulations:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR

United States Code:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text

US Supreme Court Decisions:
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx

The Library of Congress:
http://thomas.loc.gov/