Notice of Non-Discrimination

 

As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, American Health Partners (AHP) and its divisions, including Unity Psychiatric Care, do not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, national origin, disability, age or any unlawful reason in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by an AHP entity directly or by a contractor or vendor designated by AHP to carry out its programs and activities.

This statement is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, 42 U.S.C. § 18116, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these three statutes at Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 80, 84, 91, and 92.

American Health Partners and its affiliated divisions:

  • Provide 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)
       

  • Provide 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, please contact the Unity Psychiatric Care administrator or the Section 1557 Coordinator listed below.

In case of questions concerning this policy, or in the event of a desire to file a complaint alleging violations of the above, you may do so in person or by mail, email or phone by contacting the Section 504/1557 Coordinator posted at the location in question or by contacting the AHP Compliance Department:

Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer
201 Jordan Road, Suite 200
Franklin, TN 37067
Office: (615) 905-5400
compliance@amhealthpartners.com

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:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, DC 20201

1-800-868-1019 or 1-800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/filing-with-ocr/index.html

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