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Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


Contact Information

Marcella Hayes
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, DC 20201

1-800-368-1019 (Voice - Toll-free),
202-619-3818 (FAX),
1-800-537-7697 (Voice - TDD),

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Abstract

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination. Through prevention and elimination of unlawful discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights helps HHS carry out its overall mission of improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its many programs.

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Audit

Date Entered: 11/1/1997
Date Edited: 11/28/2012
Date Revised: 11/7/2007 12:51:06 PM
Health Referral Number: HR2606
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