Limited English Proficiency
UMC’s Limited English Proficiency Taglines
Limited English Proficiency Taglines
UMC’s Non-Discrimination & Limited English Proficiency
UMC Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. UMC Health System does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
UMC Health System:
- 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, ask at the Information Desk in the Main Lobby or the staff in UMC’s Service Development Department (806-775-8755).
If you believe that UMC Health System 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: UMC Service Development Department, 602 Indiana Avenue, Lubbock, Texas 79415, 806-775-8755, aaron.davis@umchealth system.com. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the staff in UMC’s Service Development Department (806-775-8755) 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
1-800-868-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html