Discrimination is Against the Law
Hospice of the Prairie & Prairie Home Health complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Hospice of the Prairie & Prairie Home Health does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Hospice of the Prairie & Prairie Home Health provides 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)
Hospice of the Prairie & Prairie Home Health provides 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, contact your hospice team or 800-767-4965.
If you believe that Hospice of the Prairie & Prairie Home Health 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:
Julie Pinkerton, Executive Director
200 Fourth Circle, Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone: 620-227-7209
Fax: 620-227-7429
Email: info@hospiceoftheprairie.com
You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Julie Pinkerton 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
800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.