Notice of Nondiscrimination

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  • October 30, 2016

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION FOR A MEDICAL PRACTICE WITH 15 OR MORE EMPLOYEES

Federation of Organizations complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.  Federation of Organizations does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Federation of Organizations:

Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities 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 services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
o Qualified interpreters
o Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact Pacific Interpreters at 1-800-311-1232.

If you believe that Federation of Organizations has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Please see Federation of Organizations’ Grievance Procedure for Clients for the appropriate contact information for your program.  Listed below are the Agency’s Clinical Directors and their contact information:

Jennifer Aldrich LCSW, Director of Clinical Services, 631-782-6200 Ext. 2102

Colleen Jeffus LCSW, Associate Director of Clinical Services, 631-782-6200 Ext. 3162

Joseph Loftus, Associate Director of ACT Services, 631-669-5355 Ext. 4611

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, program staff 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.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION FOR A MEDICAL PRACTICE WITH FEWER THAN 15 EMPLOYEES

Federation of Organizations complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.  Federation of Organizations does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Federation of Organizations:

• 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 (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
• Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
Qualified interpreters
Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact Pacific Interpreters at 1-800-3111232.

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.