Lubbock-Crosby-Garza County
Medical Society
2204 A Ithaca Ave, Lubbock, TX 79410
806-785-7917/ Fax: 806-791-6448 Texas Medical
Association
401 W. 15th St, Austin, TX 78701
512-370-1300 / Fax: 512-370-1633
1-800-880-1300 (members only) American Medical
Association
515 North State St, Chicago, IL 60610
312-464-5000 / Fax: 312-464-4184
1-800-262-3211 (for AMA members only) AIDS / HIV
CDC National HIV/AIDS Hotline 1-800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636) Fax 919-361-8425 TTY 1-888-232-6348
The Center for Aids
Information & Advocacy
713-527-8219, 1-888-341-1788
American Social Health
Association
Texas HIV/STD Info Line 1-800-299-2437
Spanish Hotline 1-800-344-7432
TTY 1-800-243-7889 BLOOD SERVICES
United Blood
Services
2523 48th Street/ Lubbock, TX 79413
806-797-6804/1 COMMUNICABLE AND REPORTABLE
DISEASES
City of Lubbock Health
Department
Epidemiology & Disease Reporting 806-775-2933
Notifiable Conditions in Texas-TX Dept of State Health Srvcs
1-800-252-8239 (after hours 1-512-458-7111) (for health
professionals to notify health departments)
National Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 1-404-639-3534 /
1-800-311-3435
COMPLAINT REFERRALS
Attorney General of Texas
(Consumer Protection Division) 713-223-5886, 1-800-621-0508
Health Professions
Council Complaint Referral System 333 Guadalupe St #2-220,
Austin, TX 78701
1-800-821-3205 (to initiate a complaint against a health
professional licensed to practice by State of TX)
Texas Dept of State Health
Srvcs Health Facility Licensing & Compliance Div
1-888-973-0022 (to report complaints of hospitals)
Texas Dept of Aging and
Disability Srvcs
1-800-458-9858 (to report complaints of nursing & assisted
living facilities and home health agencies)
Texas Dept of Family and
Protective Srvcs
1-800-252-5400 (to report abuse of elderly, disabled &
children)
Texas Medical Board
PO Box 2018, Austin, TX 78768-2018
Consumer Complaint Hotline 1-800-201-9353
Customer Service Hotline 1-800-248-4062
Texas Dept of
Insurance
(for physician/provider complaints only)
PO Box 149091, Austin, TX 78714-9091
1-800-252-3439, 1-512-463-6500
Fax: 1-512-475-1771
Consumer Helpline 1-800-252-3439 DENTAL
Texas Dental Association
512-443-3675
Texas State Board of Dental
Examiners
333 Guadalupe St #3-800, Austin, TX 78701
1-512-463-6400 Fax: 1-512-463-7452
Complaint Hotline: 1-800-821-3205 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Lubbock County Children's
Protective Services
806-762-2680(to report all types of child abuse 24-hr)
Lubbock Rape Crisis
Center
806-763-7273 Women's Protective
Services
806-747-6491
Lubbock Adult Protective Services
806-762-8922
Texas Abuse/Neglect
Hotline 1-800-252-5400 (to report suspicions of aduse/neglect
of elderly, disabled or children. Also can report abuse at: https://www.txabusehotline.org) DRUG REGISTRATION
Texas
Department of Public Safety (to download forms)
Controlled Substances Registration & Renewal
MSC 0438, PO Box 4087, Austin, TX 78773-0438
512-424-2188
Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) Office of Diversion Control
Registration: 1-800-882-9539 FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
U.S.Food & Drug
Administration 1-888-463-6332 HEALTH
National Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) (or HealthFinder.gov) Atlanta,
GA
1-404-639-3534, 1-800-311-3435
National Health Information
Center (a service of the Dept of Health & Human Srvcs,
Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion - a health
information referral service that puts health professionals and
consumers who have health questions in touch with those
organizations that are best able to provide answers)
1-800-336-4797, 1-301-565-4167
Fax: 1-301-984-4256
Traveler's
Health 1-877-394-8747 (1-877-FYI-TRIP)
U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services
1-877-696-6775 and HealthFinder HOSPITAL RESOURCES
The Joint Commission
(JCAHO)
One Renaissance Blvd, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
1-630-792-5000 Fax: 1-630-792-5005
Texas Hospital
Association
1-512-465-1000 Fax: 1-512-465-1090 | IMMUNIZATION
CDC-Vaccines
& Immunizations (for health professionals) 1-800-232-4636
Fax: 770-488-4760
Texas
Immunization Registry - ImmTrac
1-800-252-9152
City of Lubbock Health Department
806-775-2933 INSURANCE, Medical Professional
Liability
Joint Underwriting Association 1-512-452-4370
Fax: 1-512-452-5241
505 E. Huntland Dr #180, Austin, TX 78752
Texas Department of
Insurance (TDI):
- Shopping
Guide; List of
Admitted Carriers
1-800-578-4677 or 1-512-463-6169
PO Box 149104, Austin, TX 78714-9104
Texas Medical Association Insurance
Trust (TMAIT)
1-800-880-8181 Fax 1-512-370-1799
Texas Medical Liability Trust
(TMLT)
endorsed by the Harris County Medical Society
How to choose a
medical liability insurance provider
1-800-580-8658 Fax: 1-512-328-5637
LABORATORY
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- For form CMS-116
application
- Accreditation for CLIA (COLA)
1-800-981-9883
Fax: 1-410-381-8611
Texas Dept of State Health
Srvcs (Health Facility Licensing & Compliance)
Houston 713-767-3440 Austin 1-512-834-6650
LICENSE
Texas Dept of
State Health Srvcs
Health Facility Licensing 1-512-834-6650
Texas Medical Board
(TMB)
Main Address: PO Box 2018, Austin, TX 78768-2018
Main #1-800-248-4062, 1-512-305-7030
Physician Licensure Application (TMB)
PO Box 2029, Austin, TX 78768-2029
1-512-305-7130 Fax: 1-512-305-7009
Physician Registration and Continuing Med Ed (TMB)
1-512-305-7020 Fax: 1-512-305-7009
Physician Assistants (TMB)
PO Box 2018, Austin, TX 78768-2018
1-512-305-7030 Fax: 1-512-305-7009
MEDICAID
Texas Health
& Human Services Commission
1-800-252-8263
Texas Medicaid & Healthcare
Partnership (TMHP)
1-800-925-9126
Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (federal)
STARLine (hotline for patients and physicians)
713-767-3919
STARLink (Medicaid managed care assistance line for patients and
physicians) 1-866-566-8989
Maximus (enrollment broker) 281-260-9871
MEDICARE
TrailBlazer Health
Enterprises (state Medicare administrator)
-Medicare
Part B Provider Center
- Interactive Voice Response 1-877-392-9865
- Provider Contact Center 1-866-211-5708
Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (federal)
-Part B
Participation Physician Srvcs (for CMS 855 application)
1-866-528-1602 (TrailBlazer Health)
Medicare Fraud (Office of the
Inspector General)
1-800-447-8477
NURSES
Texas Nurses Association
1-512-452-0645
7600 Burnet Rd #440, Austin, TX 78757
Texas Board of
Nursing
333 Guadalupe #3-460, Austin, TX 78701
1-512-305-7400 Fax 1-512-305-7401 PHARMACEUTICAL
Texas State Board of
Pharmacy 1-512-305-8000
Complaint form-recording: 1-800-821-3205 (opt 5)
Fax: 1-512-305-8082
Texas Pharmacy
Association 1-800-505-5463
Fax 1-512-836-0308 PHYSICIAN COUNSELING
- Texas
Medical Association Physician Health and Rehabilitation
Hotline: 1-800-880-1640 POISON
Poison Control Center 1-800-222-1222 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
TMA Practice
Consulting (Texas Medical Association)
1-800-523-8776, 1-512-370-1418
TMA Practice
Management section
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
TMF Health Quality
Institute 1-512-329-6610,
1-800-725-9216 Fax: 1-512-327-7159
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Workers' Compensation
(Division of TDI)
1-800-252-7031 |