Notice of Non-Discrimination

 

CareConnect Insurance Company, Inc. (“CareConnect”) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. CareConnect does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

CareConnect:

  • 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 CareConnect’s Senior Director, Quality Improvement.

If you believe that CareConnect 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:

CareConnect
Senior Director, Quality Improvement
2200 Northern Blvd., Suite 104, East Hills, NY 11548
Phone: 855-706-7545
TTY: 855-226-7318
Fax: 844-447-2525
Email: CareConnectAppeals@nslijcc.com

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the Senior Director, Quality Improvement 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
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

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