Frequently Requested Services

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•  AIDS Drug Distribution Program Hotline
  1-877-613-4533
  
  
• HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Health Insurance Continuation Program Hotline
  1-800-353-3232
  
  
• AIDS/STD Hotline
  1-800-624-2377
  
  
• HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Testing Hotline
  1-866-HIV-CHECK (1-866-448-2432) or visit the web site.
  
  
• Alcohol and Drug Issues
  Visit the Department of Human Services web site.
  
  
• Animal Cruelty
  Visit the DHSS web site for contact phone numbers for reporting.
  
  
• Animal Spay/Neuter Program
  609-826-4872
  
  

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• Bedbugs
  609-826-4941
  
  
• Birth Certificates/Other Vital Records
  Toll-free hotline (nationwide): 1-866-649-8726 Or 609-292-4087
  
  
• Board of Medical Examiners (Division of Consumer Affairs)
  1-609-826-7100
  
  

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• Camp Safety 609-826-4941
  
  
• Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED)
  1-800-328-3838
  
  
• Cancer Patients/Resource Information
  609-984-5148
  
  
• Caregiver Resources
  
  
• Center for Health Statistics
  609-984-6702
  
  
• Charity Care
  1-866-588-5696 (Se Habla Español)
  
  
• Community Choice Counseling for Nursing Home Residents
  1-877-856-0877
  
  
• Complaints
              Hospitals 1-800-792-9770 or visit the web site. http://www.nj.gov/health/healthfacilities/hotlines.shtml
              Nursing Homes 1-800-792-9770 or visit the web site.
  
              Licensed Public Health Professionals
  
              Food, Drugs and Cosmetics
  
  
• Consumer Reports on Health Care Quality
  1-800-418-1397
  
  
• Criminal Background Investigations
  866-561-5914
  
  

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• Death Certificates/Other Vital Records
  Toll-free hotline (nationwide): 1-866-649-8726
  Or 609-292-4087
  
  
• DHSS General Inquiries
  1-800-367-6543
  
  
• Doctor Information
  Visit the Division of Consumer Affairs web site.
  
  

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• Early Intervention System
  1-888-653-4463
  
  
• Emergency Medical Services/EMTs
  609-633-7777
  
  
• Environmental Health Hotline
  1-800-792-8831
  
  

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• FamilyCare, NJ
  Visit the Department of Human Services web site.
  
  
• Family Health Hotline
  1-800-328-3838
  
  
• Food and Drug Safety Program
  609-826-4935
  
  

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• Health Care Quality Assessment
  1-609-984-7334
  
  
• Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled
  1-800-792-9745
  
  
• Hepatitis B Perinatal Reporting
  1-800-792-8831
  
  
• HMOs/Managed Care
  Visit the Department of Banking and Insurance web site.
  
  
• Hospital Complaints
  1-800-792-9770 or visit the DHSS web site.
  
  

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• Immunizations
  609-826-4861
  Administrative Offices: 609-826-4860
  
  
• Indoor Environments Program
  609-826-4950
  
  
• Indoor Environments Program
  609-826-4950
  
  
• Infectious and Zoonotic Disease
  609-826-4872 and 609-826-5964 (Monday - Friday)
  609-392-2020 (Nights, Weekends, and Holidays)
  

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• Landlord Issues
  Call the Department of Consumer Affairs at 609-633-6606.
  
  
• Lifeline Utility Assistance
  1-800-792-9745
  
  
• LIHEAP (Department of Community Affairs)
  1-800-510-3102
  
  
• Local Health Departments
  Directory
  
  

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• Media Inquiries
  609-984-7160
  
  
• Medicaid
  1-800-356-1561 or visit the Department of Human Services web site.
  
  
• Medical Marijuana
  609-826-3962
  
  
• Medicare (federal government)
  1-800-633-4227
  
  
• Mental Health Services
  Visit the Department of Human Services web site.
  
  

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• Nitrous Oxide Permits
  609-826-4935
  
  
• NJ  EASE (Easy Access, Single Entry)
  1-877-222-3737
  
  
• Nurse Aide Certification
  866-561-5914
  
  
• Nursing Home Administration Licensing Board
  609-633-9034
  
  
• Nursing Home Complaints
  1-800-792-9770 or visit the DHSS webs site
  
  
• Nursing Home Ombudsman
  1-877-582-6995
  
  
• Nursing Homes
  Find a Nursing Home
  Compare Nursing Homes
  
  

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• Occupational and Environmental Diseases, Injuries and Poisoning Reporting
  609-826-4984
  
  
• Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly
  1-877-582-6995
  
  

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• PAAD/Senior Gold
  1-800-792-9745
  
  
• Patient Safety
  609-341-5558
  
  
• Poison Control
  1-800-222-1222 (Emergency Line)
  Administrative Office (973) 972-9280
  
  
• Postpartum Depression
  Hotline 1-800-328-3838
  
  
• Prescription Drug Price Registry
  Visit the Division of Consumer Affairs web site.
  
  
• Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH)
  609-984-1863
  
  
• Public Health Environmental and Agricultural Labs
  609-406-6860
  
  

- Q -

• Quit Smoking Services
  1-866-NJSTOPS  (1-866-657-8677)
  
  

- R -

• Radon Information
  1-800-792-8831
  
  
• Right to Know Program
  609-984-2202
  
  

- S -

• Senior Gold
  1-800-792-9745
  
  
• Senior Programs Information
  1-800-792-8820
  
  
• Senior Services and Benefits – NJ EASE
  1-877-222-3737
  
  
• SIDS Hotline
  1-800-545-7437 or visit the SIDS Center of New Jersey web site.
  
  
• STDs/Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline
  1-800-624-2377
  
  
• SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program for Medicare Beneficiaries)
  1-800-792-8820
  
  
• Social Security (federal government)
  1-800-772-1213
  
  
• Spay/Neuter Program
  609-826-4872
  
  
• State Government Telephone Operator
  609-292-2121
  
  
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  1-800-545-7437 or visit the SIDS Center of New Jersey web site.
  
  

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• Tobacco Control Program
  609-984-3317
  
  
• Tuberculosis (confirmed or suspected cases)
  1-609-826-4878
  
  

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• Vaccine Preventable Disease Program
  609-826-4860
  
  
• Vital Records
  Toll-free hotline (nationwide): 1-866-649-8726
  Or 609-292-4087
  
  

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• WIC
  1-800-328-3838, or call 1-866-44NJWIC (1-866-446-5942)
  Administrative Offices -- 609-292-9560