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Civil Rights FAQs General Civil Rights Questions Filing a Civil Rights Complaint Civil Rights Complaint Procedures Applicability of Title VI for Providers Other Civil Rights Sources for Assistance General Civil Rights Questions What are civil rights? What can I do if I belive my civil rights have been violated? Filing a Civil Rights Complaint How do I file a civil rights complaint? What information must be provided to file a civil rights complaint? What is the time limit for filing a civil rights complaint? Where do I file a civil rights complaint? Who can file a civil rights complaint? Civil Rights Complaint Procedures What is “Federal financial assistance” for purposes of civil rights complaints handled by OCR? Does OCR investigate civil rights complaints against programs that provide free or reduced cost health care? How does OCR investigate a civil rights complaint? Does OCR represent me in my complaint? Can I pursue a private court action if I have filed a civil rights complaint? How does OCR respond to my concern for privacy & confidentiality? What geographic area does OCR cover? Applicability of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (1964) for Medicaid, CHIP, & Medicare Providers What do Title VI and its implementing regulations require of recipients of Federal financial assistance? What is “Federal financial assistance” for purposes of civil rights complaints handled by OCR? Are Medicaid, CHIP, & Medicare, considered Federal financial assistance? What are examples of “recipients” of Federal financial assistance? Must Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare Part A providers, and organizations offering Medicare Part C and Part D plans, provide interpreters for limited English proficient (LEP) beneficiaries and translate their documents into languages other than English? How can States get Federal funds to help pay for language services? Other Civil Rights Sources for Assistance What happens if OCR can’t help me? What other Federal agencies exist to protect my civil rights? If OCR can't represent me, can the ACLU help? Why can’t OCR help me, if my constitutional & human rights have been violated? I was fired from my job at the local supermarket because of my age. Why can’t OCR accept my complaint? I have a complaint against a major university and was told by OCR to file with the U.S. Department of Education. Why?

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Dennis Lawrence
Child and Family Rights Advocate
www.miparentalrights.ning.com
616-848-0664