Lowcountry Oncology Associates complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws, including Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557). Lowcountry Oncology Associates does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), age, disability, or sex (consistent with the scope of sex discrimination described at 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2)).
In compliance with Section 1557 and other federal civil rights laws, we provide individuals the following in a timely manner and free of charge:
Language assistance services. Lowcountry Oncology Associates will provide language assistance services for individuals with limited English proficiency (including individuals’ companions with limited English proficiency) to ensure meaningful access to our programs, activities, services, and other benefits. Language assistance services may include:
- Electronic and written translated documents
- Qualified interpreters
Appropriate auxiliary aids and services. Lowcountry Oncology Associates will provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities (including individuals’ companions with disabilities) to ensure effective communication. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services may include:
- Qualified interpreters, including American Sign Language interpreters
- Video remote interpreting
- Information in alternate formats (including but not limited to large print, recorded audio, and accessible electronic formats)
Reasonable modifications. Lowcountry Oncology Associates will provide reasonable modifications for qualified individuals with disabilities, when necessary to ensure accessibility and equal opportunity to participate in our programs, activities, services, or other benefits.
To access language assistance services, auxiliary aids and services, or to request a reasonable modification, please contact Barry Logue, Executive Director, at 843.790.8280, patients@lowcountryoncology.com
If you believe Lowcountry Oncology Associates has failed to provide these services or has discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can:
- File a grievance with Barry Logue, Executive Director, 404 Brighton Park Boulevard, Suite 101, Summerville, SC 29483, by phone: 843.790.8280, email: patients@lowcountryoncology.com, or fax: 843.974.8500. You can file a grievance in person, by mail, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Barry Logue, Executive Director, is available to help you.
- File a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights:
- Electronically: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf
- Via mail:
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. – 509F
- Washington, D.C. 20201
- Telephone: 1-800-368-1019
- TTY: 800-537-7697
ATTENTION: If you speak another language, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 843.974.8500.
SPANISH
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CHINESE
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KOREAN
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FRENCH
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GERMAN
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GUJARATI
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JAPANESE
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TAGALOG
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HINDI
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RUSSIAN
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