Making The Golden Years Golden

State By State R - T

RHODE ISLAND

(Please stroll down to OR).

Attorney General
150 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903	Telephone: 1-401-274-4400
Web site:	http://wwww.riag.state.ri.us

Department of Elderly Affairs
Main Telephone #:	1-402-462-3000
Web site:	www.dea.state.ri.us

Elder Abuse: Domestic/Community
Telephone:	1-401-462-0550
Toll Free:	1-800-322-2880

Medicare
Center for Medicare and Medicaid 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850	Toll Free:1-800-342-0533
Toll Free:	1-800-MEDICARE 1-800-633-4227

Customer Information Referral And Assistance Center
Telephone:	1-401-462-4000

Senior Companion Program
Telephone:	1-401-462-0569

Elder Abuse: Domestic/ Community
Telephone:	1-866-635-3748
Toll Free:	1-800-677-1116

State LTC Ombudsman
Ohio Department of Aging 50 W. Broad Street , 9th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-3363	Telephone: 1-614-644-7922
Fax:	1-614-644-5201
Web site:	http://www.goldenbuckeye.com

Medicare
Center for Medicare and Medicaid 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850	Toll Free: 1-800-MEDICARE 1-800-633-4227

Medicaid Office
Telephone:	1-614-728-3288

Medicaid
Toll Free:	1-877-267-2323

State Survey Agency
Bureau of Long Term Care Quality Assurance	Toll Free: 1-800-342-0553
Telephone:	1-614-752-9524

SOUTH DAKOTA

Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General 1302 E Hwy 14, Suite 1 Pierre, SD 57501-8501	Telephone: 1-605-773-3215 Fax: 1-605-773-4106 TTY: 1-605-773-6585 (for the hearing impaired)
Email:	atghelp@state.sd.us
Web site:	www.state.sd.us/attorney

Division of Adult Services and Aging
700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501	Telephone: 1-605-773-3165 Toll free; 1-866-854-5465

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Telephone:	1-605-773-4102
Fax:	1-605-773-6279
Email:	medicaidfraud@state.sd.us

South Dakota Association of Health Care Association
3708 W. Brook Place Sioux Falls, SD 57106	Telephone: 1-605-361-2281 Fax: 1-605-361-5175

Adult Services and Aging
Telephone:	1-605-773-3656

State LTC Ombudsman Department of Social Services, Office of Adult Service & Aging
700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2291	Telephone: 1-605-773-3656 Fax: 1-605-773-6834 Web site: http://dss.sd.gov/

Social Security Administration
Telephone:	1-800-772-1213
Website:	www.sss.gov

Medicaid
Toll Free:	1-877-267-2323

Medicare Center for Medicare and Medicaid
7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850	Toll Free: 1-800-MEDICARE 1-800-633-4227

Medicaid Office Department of Social Services Of South Dakota
700 Governors Drive Richard F. Kneip Building Pierre, SD 57501	Toll Free: 1-800-452-7691 Telephone: 1-605-773-3495

State Survey Agency Department of Health Licensing and Certification
Telephone:	1-605-773-3656

TEXAS

Attorney General
300 W. 15th Street Austin, TX 78701	Telephone: 1-512-463-2100 Web site- www.oag.state.tx.us

Texas Dept. of Aging and Disability Services
701 W. 51st Street Austin, Texas 78751	Tel: 1-512-438-3011, 3200 or 1-800-252-9240

Elder Abuse
Telephone:	1-512-834-3784
Toll Free:	1-800-252-5400

Nursing Home Abuse/Long Term Care
Toll Free:	1-800-458-9858

Medicare Center for Medicare and Medicaid
7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850	Toll Free: 1-800-MEDICARE 1-800-633-4227

Domestic/Community Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Telephone:	1-512-463-2011
Fax:	1-512-320-0974
Email:	mfcu@oag.state.tx.us

Abuse in Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities
Toll Free:	1-888-973-0222

State LTC Ombudsman Center for Consumer and External Affairs
P.O. Box 149030 Mail Code 250 Austin, TX 78714	Telephone: 1-512-438-4356 or 1-512-438-3223

Texas Association of Residential Care Communities
Post Office Box 9005 Austin, TX 78766 - 9005	Telephone: 1-512-338-1223

Social Security Administration
Toll Free :	1-800-772-1213
Website:	www.sss.gov

Medicaid
Toll Free :	1-877-267-2323

Medicaid Office Health and Human Services Commission of Texas
4900 N. Lamar Boulevard, 4th Floor, Austin, TX 78701	Toll Free: 1-888-834-7406 Telephone: 1-512-424-6500

State Survey Agency
Department of Human Services of Texas. Long Term Care Regulatory	Toll Free: 1-800-458-9858

SOUTH CAROLINA

Attorney General
Rembert Dennis Building 1000 Assembly Street Columbia, SC 29201	Telephone: 1-803-734-3970
Email:	info@scattorneygeneral.com
Web site:	www.scattorneygeneral.org/

The Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging
1301 Gervais Street, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29201	Telephone: 1-803-734-9900 Fax: 1-803-734-9886 Web site- www.aging.sc.gov Email: askus@aging.sc.gov

Elder Abuse: Domestic/Community
Telephone:	1-803-898-7318

Medicaid Fraud
Telephone:	1-803-734-3660
Toll Free Hotline:	1-888-662-4328

Medicare Center for Medicare and Medicaid
7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850	Toll Free: 1-800-MEDICARE or 1-800-633-4227

Medicaid
Telephone:	1-877-267-2323

Medicaid Office Department of Health and Human
P.O. Box 8206 Columbia, SC 29202-8206	Telephone:1-803-898-2500

State LTC Ombudsman Governor's Office on Aging
1301 Gervais Street, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29201	Telephone: 1-803-734-9898 Fax: 1-803-734-9986 Web site: http://www.aging.sc.gov

Nursing Home Abuse/ Long Term Care
Telephone:	1-803-898-2850

South Carolina Health Care Association
176 Laurelhurst Avenue Columbia, SC 29210	Telephone: 1-803-772-7511 Fax: 1-803-772-7943 Email: schca@schca.org

Social Security Administration
Toll Free:	1-800-772-1213
Website:	www.sss.gov

Bureau of Senior Services
Telephone:	1-803-898-2850

State Survey Agency
Department of Health and Environmental Control of South Carolina Bureau of Certification	Toll Free: 1-800-922-6735 (in state calls) Telephone: 1-803-898-2590

TENNESSEE

Attorney General
P.O. Box 20207 Nashville, Tennessee 37202	Telephone: 1-615-741-3491
Web site:	www.attorneygeneral.state.tn.us

Commission on Aging and Disability
Deaderick Street, 8th Floor Nashville, TN 37243-0860	Telephone: 1-615-741-2056
Web site:	www.state.tn.us/comaging

Elder Abuse Hotline
Toll Free:	1-888-277-8366

Tennessee Abuse Registry
Telephone:	1-615-532-5171
Toll Free:	1-888-310-4650

Medicare
Center for Medicare and Medicaid 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850	Toll Free: 1-800-MEDICARE 1-800-633-4227

Medicaid
Toll Free:	1-877-267-2323

Medicaid Office
Toll Free:	1-877-267-2323

Medicaid Office
Department of Finances and Administration of Tennessee 729 Church Street Nashville, TN 37247	Toll Free: 1-800-669-1851
Telephone:	1-615-741-4800

State LTC Ombudsman
Commission on Aging and Disability Andrew Jackson Bldg 500 Deaderick Street, Suite 825 Nashville, TN 37243	Telephone: 1-615-741-2056
Fax:	1-615-741-3309

Reporting Numbers:
Knoxville :	1-865-594-5685
Chattanooga :	1-423-634-6624
Nashville :	1-615-532-3492
Memphis :	1-901-320-7220

Health Care Association
P.O. Box 100129 Nashville, TN 37224	Telephone:1-615-834-6520
Email:	info@thca.org

Social Security Administration
Toll Free:	1-800-772-1213
Web site:	www.sss.gov
Telephone:	1-803-898-2850

State Survey Agency
Department of Health Division of Health Care Facilities.	Toll Free: 1-800-778-4504