Non-Discrimination Policy

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION/FILING A GRIEVANCE

SpiriTrust Lutheran® Home Care & Hospice complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and does not discriminate, exclude or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, social status, political belief, national origin, age or disability with regard to admission, access to treatment or employment.

SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice 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); and free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as qualified interpreters and information written in other languages.  If you need these services, contact Liz Keller, Civil Rights Coordinator.

If you believe that SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice has failed to provide these services or discriminated in any other way, you may file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email by using the contact information listed below.  If you need help filing a grievance, our Civil Rights/Section 1557 Coordinator is available to help:  Liz Keller, 2700 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17202; Phone:  (717) 264-8178; Fax: (717) 264-6347.

It is the law for SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice not to retaliate against anyone who opposes discrimination, files a grievance or participates in the investigation of a grievance.

Grievances must be submitted to SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice within 60 days of the date you become aware of the possible discriminatory action, and must state the problem and the solution sought.  We will issue a written decision on the grievance based on a preponderance of evidence no later than 30 days after its filing, including a notice of your right to pursue further administrative or legal action.  You may also file an appeal of our decision in writing to Liz Keller, Civil Rights Coordinator, within 15 days.  The Civil Rights Coordinator will issue a written response within 30 days after its filing.

The availability and use of this grievance procedure does not prevent you from pursuing other legal or administrative remedies.

You may also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights by using any of the following methods:

Call 1-800-368-1019 (toll free) or 1-800-537-7697 (TDD).

Language Assistance Services

Spanish:

ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-800-752-6096.

Chinese:

注意:如果您使用繁體中文,您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 1-800-752-6096。

Korean:

주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1-800-752-6096 번으로 전화해 주십시오.

Vietnamese:

CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1-800-752-6096.

French:

ATTENTION : Si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 1-800-752-6096.

Tagalog:

PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 1-800-752-6096.

Russian:

ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 1-800-752-6096.

Amharic:

ማስታወሻ: የሚናገሩት ቋንቋ ኣማርኛ ከሆነ የትርጉም እርዳታ ድርጅቶች፣ በነጻ ሊያግዝዎት ተዘጋጀተዋል፡ ወደ ሚከተለው ቁጥር ይደውሉ 1-800-752-6096 (መስማት ለተሳናቸው:

Burssa (Kru):

Dè ɖɛ nìà kɛ dyéɖé gbo: Ɔ jǔ ké m̀ [Ɓàsɔ́ɔ̀-wùɖù-po-nyɔ̀] jǔ ní, nìí, à wuɖu kà kò ɖò po-poɔ̀ ɓɛ́ìn m̀ gbo kpáa. Ɖá 1-800-752-6096

Igbo asusu (Ibo):

Ige nti: O buru na asu Ibo asusu, enyemaka diri gi site na call 1-800-752-6096.

Yoruba:

AKIYESI: Ti o ba nso ede Yoruba ofe ni iranlowo lori ede wa fun yin o. E pe ero ibanisoro yi 1-800-752-6096.

Urdu:

خبردار: اگر آپ اردو بولتے ہیں، تو آپ کو زبان کی مدد کی خدمات مفت میں دستیاب ہیں ۔ کال کریں 1-800-752-6096

Persian (Farsi):

توجه: اگر به زبان فارسی گفتگو می کنید، تسهیلات زبانی بصورت رایگان برای شما فراهم می باشد. با 1-800-752-6096 تماس بگیرید.

French Creole (Haitian):

ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1-800-752-6096.

Portuguese:

ATENÇÃO: Se fala português, encontram-se disponíveis serviços linguísticos, grátis. Ligue para 1-800-752-6096.

Arabic:

ملحوظة: إذا كنت تتحدث اذكر اللغة، فإن خدمات المساعدة اللغوية تتوافر لك بالمجان. اتصل برقم 1-800-752-6096

Gujarati:

સુચના: જો તમે ગુજરાતી બોલતા હોતો નિ:શુલ્ક ભાષા સહાય સેવાઓ તમારા માટે ઉપલબ્ધ છે. ફોન કરો 1-800-752-6096.

Pennsylvania Dutch:

Wann du [Deitsch (Pennsylvania German / Dutch)] schwetzscht, kannscht du mitaus Koschte ebber gricke, ass dihr helft mit die englisch Schprooch. Ruf selli Nummer uff: Call 1-800-752-6096.

Italian:

ATTENZIONE: In caso la lingua parlata sia l’italiano, sono disponibili servizi di assistenza linguistica gratuiti. Chiamare il numero 1-800-752-6096.

German:

ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 1-800-752-6096.

Polish:

UWAGA: Jeżeli mówisz po polsku, możesz skorzystać z bezpłatnej pomocy językowej. Zadzwoń pod numer 1-800-752-6096.

Cambodian:

ប្រយ័ត្ន៖ បើសិនជាអ្នកនិយាយ ភាសាខ្មែរ, សេវាជំនួយផ្នែកភាសា ដោយមិនគិតឈ្នួល គឺអាចមានសំរាប់បំរើអ្នក។ ចូរ ទូរស័ព្ទ 1-800-752-6096។