Nonprofit agencies require patients to be financially needy and meet other criteria.
Attachment 2 lists eight entities that will provide help with accommodation expenses. Patients must demonstrate medical need and meet appropriate income levels. For both types of organizations, it is required that patients be referred to these entities by hospital chaplains, patient representatives, social workers, or physicians. Patients must contact the entities for specific and detailed eligibility requirements. The others listed in Attachment 1 will provide help for specified medical conditions.