Nondiscrimination and Accessibility

OCR Rule 1557 – Appendix A to Part 92—Informing Individuals About Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements and Nondiscrimination Statement:

Discrimination is Against the Law

Community Healthcare Center (North Central Texas Community Health Care Center, Inc.) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Community Healthcare Center (North Central Texas Community Health Care Center, Inc.) does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Community Healthcare Center (North Central Texas Community Health Care Center, Inc.) :

• Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:

○  Qualified sign language interpreters

○ Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)

• Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:

○ Qualified interpreters

○ Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact Vicki Johnson, Civil Rights Coordinator.

If you believe that Community Healthcare Center (North Central Texas Community Health Care Center, Inc.) has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Vicki Johnson, Civil Rights Coordinator, P.O. Box 720, Wichita Falls, Texas 76307, (940) 397-2621, FAX (940) 761-1698, EMAIL compliance-notify@chcwf.com. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Vicki Johnson, Civil Rights Coordinator is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, D.C. 20201

1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html