Discrimination is Against the Law

Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Skilled Nursing Facility, and Rural Health Clinics (BKH) comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (consistent with the scope of sex discrimination described at 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2)), or sex, including sex characteristics, including intersex traits; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; gender identity, and sex stereotypes.   BKH does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

            BKH:

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

           o  Qualified sign language interpreters

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

• Provides free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:

          o Qualified interpreters

          o Information written in other languages.

If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact the Executive Director, who is assigned the role of Civil Rights Coordinator.

If you believe that BKH 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:

Executive Director

2872 Turnpike Street

Susquehanna, PA 18847

(570) 853-5136, ext. 224

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You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the Executive Director’s office 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.