Coastal Kidney Center does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, the appointment to and termination from its staff, hiring and firing of staff or contractors, selection of volunteers, selection of vendors, and providing of services.

Coastal Kidney Center is an equal opportunity employer. We shall not discriminate and will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, Board membership, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, or for any other discriminatory reason.

Coastal Kidney Center will:
  • Provide free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively
with us, such as:
      o Qualified sign language interpreters
      o Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic
         formats, other formats)
  • Provide free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such
as:
      o Qualified interpreters
      o Information written in other languages

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If you need these services, contact the Division Manager.
If you believe that Coastal Kidney Center 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: HIPAA Privacy Manager, 611 Burroughs and Chapin Blvd
Myrtle Beach SC 29527 - 843-347-8600 or info@auclinics.com attn Privacy Officer. You can file
a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the
HIPAA Privacy Manager is available to help you.

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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:

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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)

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

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