To contact the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)If you wish to file a complaint with OCR, please select one of the links listed below:Learn more about filing a discrimination complaint >> Learn more about filing a health information privacy complaint>> IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS: If you have a question about civil rights, please look at our Understanding Civil Rights web page. If you don't find the information you are seeking, you may submit an e-mail to OCRMail@hhs.gov. Unfortunately, we do not provide individual responses to all of the questions received. However, in some situations we may be able to forward your questions to an appropriate person or agency. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY: If you have a question about the HIPAA Privacy Rule or the Patient Safety Act, please review our Frequently Asked Questions and our Health Information Privacy web pages. If you don't find the information you were seeking, you may submit an e-mail to OCRPrivacy@hhs.gov. Unfortunately, we do not provide individual responses to all of the questions received. However, in some situations we may be able to forward your questions to an appropriate person or agency. FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES: All inquiries from the media should be directed to the HHS Press Office at (202) 690-6343. FOR ALL OTHER INQUIRIES: For all other non-privacy related inquiries to OCR, including comments or questions about OCR's web site, please send an e-mail to OCRMail@hhs.gov or write to us at: Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 509F, HHH Building Washington, D.C. 20201 In addition, we have a pre-recorded message with useful information about OCR: toll-free: (800) 368-1019 TDD toll-free: (800) 537-7697 Click here to contact the OCR regional office that serves your area.
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