Health & Benefits

Explains the medical cannabis program (MPC) in Illinois, including who qualifies, how to apply, and how to renew your registration.

If you need immediate hospitalization to protect yourself or others from physical harm, you may be admitted through the admission by emergency certification process.

Describes the All Kids health insurance program for children.

Information about rights in a voluntary or involuntary admission, transfer, and discharge.

Information about privacy and protection under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.

Describes when children may receive outpatient mental health care without parental consent, and explains the special rules that govern the hospitalization and discharge of children from mental health care facilities.

Learn about the process of voluntary and informal admission to a mental health facility for adults.

An aid for attorneys who are litigating claims of an insured person against their insurance company.

Gives a basic overview of the laws surrounding smoking in Illinois.

Examines the procedures that must be followed to ensure that a patient who is involuntarily admitted receives a fair hearing.

US federal poverty level numbers

Steps to apply for and receive All Kids health insurance including how to appeal a denial.

Explains the process for getting a loved one to receive outpatient treatment for a mental illness.

A program to appeal a decision by the Illinois Dept. of Employment Security (IDES) denying you unemployment benefits. Use this program to request a Referee hearing. The form is called a Request for Reconsideration of Claims Adjudicator's Determination.

Describes the rules and patient rights which apply to all types of admissions to a mental health facility.

Explains the process of getting an order for detention and examination.

Explains options for people who have a loved one with a severe mental illness.

Describes Women, Infants, and Children, a federal food assistance program that does not check legal status.

Applications for the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), a program with LIHEAP, are accepted through December 31. This explains how the program works and what is required to participate.

If you do not pose an immediate danger to yourself or others, you are entitled to have a court hearing before you are admitted to a mental health facility.

If your family member gives in-home care to another family member who is 60 or over, the caregiver cannot stop you from visiting without a good reason.

Explains what an inpatient admission order is and how to get one for a loved one who has severe mental illness.

Describes the general rules governing transfers and a patient's rights to notice of their upcoming transfer between mental health facilities.

Learn when you can appeal mental health care decisions, the steps in an appeal, and resources that can help.

Describes Medigap insurance from private companies which supplement your Medicare insurance.

Learn about community resources that may be available to you for food, child care, shelter, and more.

Self-Neglect" means a condition that is the result of an individual’s inability to perform essential self-care tasks that substantially threatens his/her own health.

Explains outpatient commitment orders and how to get one for a loved one with a severe mental illness.

You should not be forced to enter a mental health facility against your wishes unless you have a mental illness, and 1) are expected to cause serious harm to yourself or others in the near future; or 2) are unable to take care of your physical needs, causing a risk of serious harm.

Describes the protections you have under the Opioid Overdose Reduction Act.

A lawyer resource on medical malpractice law, covering medical records, damages, defenses, and more, with practical guidance and forms.

A lawyer resource focused on the rules of evidence and medical malpractice cases.

A lawyer resource about the rights and duties of Illinois insurance policyholders.

A lawyer resource on wrongful death and survival actions, covering the Illinois Wrongful Death Act, damages, conflicts of law, the Illinois Survival Statute, and family member liabilities, remedies, and immunities.

Describes the Substance Use Disorder Act and includes resources for people struggling with substance use disorders.

A lawyer resource on insurance litigation that explains common causes of action, declaratory judgments, bad-faith refusal to settle, negligent issuance of a life insurance policy, and insurance broker malpractice.