Nondiscrimination and Language Assistance Services Delta Dental of Washington complies with applicable Federal and Washington State civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. Delta Dental of Washington does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. We will provide free aids and services to people with disabilities to assist in communicating effectively with DDWA staff, such as: Qualified sign language interpreters Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats) We will provide free language services to assist in communicating effectively with DDWA staff for people whose primary language is not English, such as: Qualified interpreters Information written in other languages If you need these services, contact Delta Dental of Washington’s Customer Service at: 800-554-1907. If you believe that Delta Dental of Washington has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation, you can file a grievance with our Compliance/Privacy Officer who may be reached as follows: PO Box 75983 Seattle, WA 98175, Ph: 800-554-1907, TTY: 800-833-6384, Fx: 206 729-5512 or by email at: [email protected]. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. If you need help filing a grievance, our Compliance/Privacy Officer 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, 800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD). Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html. ⧫ The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner, electronically through the Office of the Insurance Commissioner Complaint portal available at https://www.insurance.wa.gov/file-complaint-or- check-your-complaint-status, or by phone at 800-562-6900, 360-586-0241 (TDD). Complaint forms are available at https://fortress.wa.gov/oic/onlineservices/cc/pub/complaintinformation.aspx. 2024-01-03000-BB 39 LG PPOL 20240101
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