Discrimination Is Against the Law
We comply with applicable federal civil rights laws, including the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557) and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, disability, sex, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information, as well as any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Pursuant to Nevada law, our Nevada facilities do not discriminate and do not permit discrimination, including, without limitation, bullying, abuse or harassment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or HIV status, or based on association with another person on account of that person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or HIV status.
We provide individuals the following in a timely manner and free of charge:
- Language assistance services for individuals (and their companions) with limited English proficiency, to ensure meaningful access to our programs, activities, services and other benefits. See uhs.com/language-assistance. Language assistance services may include:
- Electronic and written translated documents
- Qualified interpreters
- Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals (and their companions) with disabilities to ensure effective communication. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services may include:
- Qualified interpreters, including American Sign Language interpreters
- Video remote interpreting
- Information in alternate formats (including but not limited to large print, recorded audio and accessible electronic formats)
- Reasonable modifications for qualified individuals with disabilities, when necessary, to ensure accessibility and equal opportunity to participate in our programs, activities, services or other benefits.
If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact our Civil Rights Coordinator at [email protected].
If you believe that we have failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of the attributes mentioned above, you can:
- File a grievance with our Civil Rights Coordinator.
- File a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically at ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail/phone at:
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW – Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201 Phone: 1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
A patient who has experienced prohibited discrimination in Nevada may file a complaint with:
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public and Behavioral Health | Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance
4220 S. Maryland Pkwy, Bldg A, Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 668-3236 | dpbh.nv.gov
