Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE
Accolade Home Healthcare complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Accolade Home Healthcare does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity).
Accolade Home Healthcare:
Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
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Qualified sign language interpreters
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Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
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Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
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Qualified interpreters
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Information written in other languages
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If you need these services, contact Accolade Home Healthcare Compliance Officer
If you believe that Accolade Home Healthcare has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), you can file a grievance with:
Judy Loretz, Compliance Officer
4830 Airlake Dr.
Woodbury, MN 55129
(612) 448-2582
You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Judy Loretz 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 https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints/index.html.