Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination against individuals/patients receiving care and/or services from HHS-funded programs on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics), age, or disability.
IU is considered a covered health program or activity because it has received HHS federal funding, primarily for research.
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If you believe you have experienced harassment or discrimination in violation of IU policy or you have witnessed or have information about potential harassment or discrimination occurring, we encourage you to report it.
Notice of Nondiscrimination and Accessibility in Indiana University Health Programs and Activities
Discrimination is Against the Law
Indiana University’s health programs and activities comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Indiana University’s health programs and activities do not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of age, color, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Indiana University’s health programs and activities:
- Provide 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).
- Provide free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:
- Qualified interpreters
- Information written in other languages.
If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact the Associate Vice President of Institutional Equity.
If you believe that Indiana University’s health programs or activities have 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:
Associate Vice President of Institutional Equity
Office of Institutional Equity
420 N. Walnut Street
Bloomington, IN 47404
(812) 855-7559
oie@iu.edu
Grievance Form
You can file a grievance in person or by mail, email, or via our online form. If you need help filing a grievance, staff in the Office of Institutional Equity are 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.