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Notice Informing Individuals About Discrimination & Accessibility


Discrimination is Against the Law.

Blue Star Hospice, Inc. complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Amedisys, Inc. does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or sexual orientation.

    Blue Star Hospice, 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; auxiliary aids and services
  • Provides free language s,ervices to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
    • Qualified interpreters
    • Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact the Director of Operations of your Blue Star Hospice home health agency. If you believe that Blue Star Hospice, Inc. has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or sexual orientation, you can file a grievance with the Dire:::tor of Operations.

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the Director of Operations 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, DC 20201
  • 1-800-868-1019 800-537-7697 (TDD)
  • Complaint forms are available at https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html

INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED EGLISH PROFICIENCY OF LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Attention: If you speak English, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call Agency

832.727.9119