Notice of Non-discrimination

Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Inc. complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate or exclude people from treatment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age or disability in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits of any of its programs and activities or in employment therein, whether carried out by Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Inc. directly or through a contractor or any other entity with whom the Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Inc. arranges to carry out its programs and activities.

This statement is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1965, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age  Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, and Regulations of the Health and Human Services issued pursuant to the Acts, Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations Part 80, 84, 91 and 92.  (Other Federal Laws and Regulations provide similar protection against discrimination on grounds of sex and creed.)

Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Inc. 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
• qualified interpreters
• information written in other languages.

Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Inc. has adopted an internal grievance procedure providing prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any actions prohibited by Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Any person who believes someone has been subjected to discrimination may file a grievance under this procedure.

It is against the law for Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Inc. to retaliate against anyone who opposes discrimination, files a grievance, or participates in the investigation of a grievance.

Grievances must be submitted, in writing, within sixty (60) days of the date the person becomes aware of the alleged discriminatory action. The process of a grievance investigation is available for review from the Facility’s Administrator.

In case of questions concerning this policy, or in the event of a desire to file a complaint alleging violations of the above, please contact:

Name: Administrator
Contact Info: 1436 E. Central Avenue, Wiggins, MS 39577
TDD Phone Number (601) 928-1889 (the main facility number)- Ask for the patient who may need the service and you will be directed to the patient.

Alternate methods for filing a complaint include:

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
• Office for Civil Rights Complaint portal at: https://ocrprtal.Hhs.Gov/ocr/portal/lobby.Jsf
• By mail or telephone at:
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  200 Independence Avenue SW
  Room 509F, HHH Building
  Washington, DC 20201

 

ATTENTION: If you are not comfortable with the English language, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you.

SPANISH: ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística.

FRENCH: ATTENTION : Si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement.

VIETNAMESE: CHÚ Ý: NẾU BẠN NÓI TIẾNG VIỆT, CÓ CÁC DỊCH VỤ HỖ TRỢ NGÔN NGỮ MIỄN PHÍ DÀNH CHO BẠN.

RUSSIAN: ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода.

ITALIAN: ATTENZIONE: In caso la lingua parlata sia l’italiano, sono disponibili servizi di assistenza linguisticagratuiti.

GERMAN: ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung.

CHOCTAW: ANOMPA PA PISAH: [Chahta] makilla ish anompoli hokma, kvna hosh Nahollo Anompa ya pipilla hosh chi toshola-hinla.

TAGALOG – FILIPINO: PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad.

ARABIC: ملحوظة: إذا كنت تتحدث اذكر اللغة، فإن خدمات المساعدة اللغوية تتوافر لك بالمجان. اتصل برقم

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。

GUJARATI: સુચના: જો તમે ગુજરાતી બોલતા હો, તો નિ:શુલ્ક ભાષા સહાય સેવાઓ તમારા માટે ઉપલબ્ધ છે. ફોન કરો

HINDI: ध्यान दें: यदि आप हिंदी बोलते हैं तो आपके लिए मुफ्त में भाषा सहायता सेवाएं उपलब्ध हैं।

JAPANESE: 注意事項：日本語を話される場合、無料の言語支援をご利用いただけます。

KOREAN: 주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용 하실 수 있습니다.

PANJABI: ਧਿਆਨ ਦਿਓ: ਜੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹੋ, ਤਾਂ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਮੁਫਤ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਹੈ।