Non-Discrimination Policy
Discrimination is against the Law
Coastal Hospice, Inc. complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, including sex characteristics, intersex traits; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; gender identity, and sex stereotypes. Coastal Hospice, Inc. does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Coastal Hospice provides people with disabilities reasonable modifications and free appropriate auxiliary aids and services 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 assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
• Qualified interpreters
• Information written in other languages
If you need these reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact our Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer.
If you believe that Coastal Hospice has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with:
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer at Coastal Hospice
PO Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802-1733
410 742-8732 (Fax: 410 543-8213).
You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, our Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer 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.
ATTENTION: If you require language assistance, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1-410-742-8732.
Spanish: Coastal Hospice, Inc. cumple con las leyes federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad o sexo. ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia
lingüística. Llame al 1-410-742-8732.
Haitian Creole: Coastal Hospice, Inc. konfòm ak lwa sou dwa sivil Federal ki aplikab yo e li pa fè diskriminasyon sou baz ras, koulè, peyi orijin, laj, enfimite oswa sèks. ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou.
Rele 1-410-742-8732.
Korean: [Coastal Hospice, Inc.]은(는) 관련 연방 공민권법을 준수하며 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가,
연령, 장애 또는 성별을 이유로 차별하지 않습니다.
주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다.
1-410-742-8732.
Farsi/Persian: .دیریگب سامت 1-410-742-8732اب .دشاب یم مهارف امش یارب
Amharic: ማስታወሻ: የሚናገሩት ቋንቋ ኣማርኛ ከሆነ የትርጉም እርዳታ ድርጅቶች፣ በነጻ ሊያግዝዎት
ተዘጋጀተዋል፡ ወደ ሚከተለው ቁጥር ይደውሉ 1-410-742-8732.
Ibo: Ige nti: O buru na asu Ibo asusu, enyemaka diri gi site na call 1-410-742-8732.
Yoruba: AKIYESI: Ti o ba nso ede Yoruba ofe ni iranlowo lori ede wa fun yin o. E pe ero
ibanisoro yi 1-410-742-8732.
Kru/Bassa: Dè ɖɛ nìà kɛ dyéɖé gbo: Ɔ jǔ ké m̀ [Ɓàsɔ́ɔ̀-wùɖù-po-nyɔ̀] jǔ ní, nìí, à wuɖu kà kò ɖò po-poɔ̀ ɓɛ́ìn m̀ gbo kpáa. Ɖá 1-410-742-8732.
Gujarati: સ ુચના: જો તમે ગ ુજરાતી બોલતા હો, તો નિ :શ ુલ ્ક ભાષા સહાય સેવાઓ તમારા માટે ઉપલબ ્ધ છે. ફોન કરો
1-410-742-8732.
French: Coastal Hospice, Inc. respecte les lois fédérales en vigueur relatives aux droits civiques et ne pratique aucune discrimination basée sur la race, la couleur de peau, l’origine nationale, l’âge, le sexe ou un handicap. ATTENTION: Si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-410-742-8732.
Vietnamese: Coastal Hospice, Inc. tuân thủ luật dân quyền hiện hành của Liên bang và không phân biệt đối xử dựa trên chủng tộc, màu da, nguồn gốc quốc gia, độ tuổi, khuyết tật, hoặc giới tính. CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1-410-742-8732.
Russian: Coastal Hospice, Inc. соблюдает применимое федеральное законодательство в области гражданских прав и не допускает дискриминации по признакам расы, цвета кожи, национальной принадлежности, возраста, инвалидности или пола. ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 1-410-742-8732.
Portuguese: Coastal Hospice, Inc. cumpre as leis de direitos civis federais aplicáveis e não exerce discriminação com base na raça, cor, nacionalidade, idade, deficiência ou sexo. ATENÇÃO: Se fala português, encontram-se disponíveis serviços linguísticos, grátis. Ligue para 1-410-742-8732.
Tagalog: Sumusunod ang [Coastal Hospice, Inc.] sa mga naaangkop na Pederal na batas sa karapatang sibil at hindi nandidiskrimina batay sa lahi, kulay, bansang pinagmulan, edad, kapansanan o kasarian. PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 1-410-742-8732.
Chinese: Coastal Hospice, Inc. 遵守適用的聯邦民權法律規定，不因種族、膚色、民族血統、年 齡、殘障或性別而歧視任何人。 注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 1-410-742-8732。
Pursuant to decisions by various district courts regarding the 2024 Final Rule implementing Section 1557, entitled Nondiscrimination in Health
Programs and Activities, 89 Fed. Reg. 37,522 (May 6, 2024) (“2024 Final Rule”), provisions are stayed or enjoined as indicated below:
- In Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services, No. 8:24-cv-1080-WFJ-TGW (M.D. Fla.), the court stayed 45 C.F.R. 92.101(a)(2)
(iv), 92.206(b), 92.207(b)(3)-(5), and 42 C.F.R. 438.3(d)(4), in Florida. OCR also may not enforce the interpretation of discrimination “on
the basis of sex” in 45 C.F.R. 92.101(a)(2)(iv), 92.206(b), or 92.207(b)(3)-(5) in Florida. - In Tennessee v. Becerra, No. 1:24cv161-LG-BWR (S.D. Miss.), the court stayed nationwide the following regulations to the extent
they “extend discrimination on the basis of sex to include discrimination on the basis of gender identity”: 42 C.F.R. 438.3, 438.206,
440.262, 460.98, 460.112; 45 C.F.R. 92.5, 92.6, 92.7, 92.8, 92.9, 92.10, 92.101, 92.206-211, 92.301, 92.303, 92.304; and enjoined HHS
from enforcing the 2024 Final Rule “to the extent that the final rule provides that ‘sex’ discrimination encompasses gender identity.” - In Texas v. Becerra, No. 6:24-cv-211-JDK (E.D. Tex.), the court stayed the 2024 Final Rule in its entirety in Texas and Montana.
