Visiting Nurse Health System’s Non-Discrimination Policy
Visiting Nurse Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (45CFR 92.101(A) (2). Visiting Nurse does not exclude people or treat them less favorable because of race, color, national origin, disability, or sex.
Visiting Nurse
- Provides people with disabilities reasonable modifications and free appropriate auxiliary aides and services to communicate effectively with us, such as:
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- Qualified sign language interpreters
- Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats).
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- Provides free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:
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- Qualified Interpreters
- Information written in other languages
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If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact Karen Heard, Sr. Human Resources Business Partner.
If you believe Visiting Nurse 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 the below contact.
Visiting Nurse Health System
Attn: Karen Heard, Sr. Human Resources Business Partner
1 Ravinia Drive, NE, Suite 1430, Atlanta, GA 30346
Email: hr@vnhs.org
Ph: 404-215-6167
You can file a grievance in person or by mail or email. If you need help in filing a grievance, Karen Heard can 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)
