State And Federal Agencies and Boards We Go Before: 

Arizona State Agencies: 

Arizona Board of Accountancy
Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) 

Adult Protective Services
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities
Arizona Department of Health Services

Arizona Board of Athletic Training
Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board
Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Arizona Board of Dental Examiners
Arizona State Board of Education
Arizona Board of Fingerprinting
Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy
Arizona Medical Board
Arizona Board of Nursing
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Arizona State Board of Optometry
Arizona Osteopathic Board
Arizona State Board of Pharmacy
Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy
Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants
Arizona Board of Podiatry Examiners
Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners
Arizona Department of Real Estate
Arizona Registrar of Contractors
Arizona State Board of Respiratory Care Examiners
Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board

 

Arizona Police and Sheriff Boards:

Office of Accountability & Transparency (OAT) — Phoenix

Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Complaint Process

Police Department Internal Affairs / Professional Standards Bureau (PSB)

Phoenix Civilian Review Board

Arizona Peace Officer Standards & Training Board (AZPOST)

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Internal Oversight

Pima County Board of Supervisors (law-enforcement oversight authority)

Pima County Sheriff’s Department Civilian Advisory Review Board (CARB)

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors

Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Safety Committee (regional cooperation oversight)

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office — Professional Standards / Internal Affairs 

 

Illinois State Agencies: 

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)

Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)

Division of Mental Health (DMH)

Illinois Medicaid (HFS)

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS)

 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), as applicable

 

Louisiana State Agencies:

Louisiana Department of Health (LDH)

Medicaid eligibility and benefits

Office of Louisiana Health Care Advocacy and Investigation (if applicable)

Louisiana Medicaid Appeals & Hearings

Louisiana Office of Administrative Law (administrative hearings)

 

Alabama State Agencies: 

Alabama Medicaid Agency — eligibility, benefits, appeals, and grievances

  Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) — access to mental health services

 Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS) — disability supports

 Alabama Office of Administrative Hearings (AL OAH) — administrative adjudication

 

Texas State Agencies: 

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Texas Medicaid and CHIP programs

Local Mental Health Authorities (LMHAs)

Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) 

 

New Jersey State Agencies: 

Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)

• Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)

• New Jersey Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)

• Department of Human Services (DHS)

 

Washington State Agencies: 

Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)

Health Care Authority (HCA), including Apple Health (Medicaid)

Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)

Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organizations (BH-ASOs)

Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) and related assistance programs

 

Arkansas State Agencies: 

Arkansas Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS)

Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS)

Arkansas Medicaid

Behavioral health service providers and waiver programs 

 

Florida State Agencies: 

Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD)

Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)

Medicaid Managed Care plans

 

US Federal Agencies: 

Social Security Administration (SSA) — disability & retirement hearings (ALJ level)

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — federal employee retirement/disability

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) — railroad retirement & disability benefits

Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP, Dept. of Labor) — FECA injury claims

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) — discrimination complaints (administrative stage)

Small Business Administration (SBA) — loan disputes & debt resolution

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — administrative petitions & seizures

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — bond & administrative matters

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — housing discrimination proceedings

US Department of Health And Human Services HHS 

CMS / Medicare (OMHA / MAC):

HHS Departmental Appeals Board (DAB):

Civil Remedies Division: OIG exclusions, CMPs, HIPAA penalties, CLIA, EMTALA,

Office for Civil Rights (OCR):

Office of Inspector General (OIG):

Administration for Children and Families (ACF):