Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - OCR

Organization URL(s)

OCRMail@hhs.gov
www.hhs.gov/ocr/  

Other Contact Information

200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, DC 20201

800-368-1019 (Voice - Toll-free)
202-619-3818 (FAX)
800-527-7697 (Voice - TDD)

Description

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination. Through prevention and elimination of unlawful discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights helps HHS carry out its overall mission of improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its many programs.

Online Resources

• How to File a Health Information Privacy Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights
  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacyhowtofile.htm
• Multiethnic Placement Act and Interethnic Adoption Provisions
  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/mepa/
• Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA: Medical Privacy
  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa
• Office for Civil Rights General Information
  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/generalinfo.html
• Your Rights Under the Community Service Assurance Provision of the Hill-Burton Act
  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hburton.html

Related Topics

Civil Rights Discrimination HIPAA

Review Date

Fri Nov 9, 2007