Chesapeake Pediatrics complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Chesapeake Pediatrics does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Chesapeake Pediatrics:
Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
Quailfied sign languate interpreters;
Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats).
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 Melissa Castro. If you believe that Chesapeake Pediatrics 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: Melissa Castro, Office Manager
You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email.
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
Getting Help in a Language Other than English
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