Pediatrics

Discrimination is Against the Law

UBMD Pediatrics complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

UBMD Pediatrics does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

UBMD Pediatrics:

• 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)
• 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 Nydia Rolling.

If you believe that UBMD 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:

Nydia Rolling, Director of Human Resources, 1001 Main Street, 5^th Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203 716.323.0000, 716.323.0290, nrolling@upa.chob.edu

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Nydia Rolling, Director of Human Resources, 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, DC 20201

1-800-368-1019, 1-800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html