{"ref":"PA-HH-GOV-07","title":"Nondiscrimination and Civil Rights Compliance","category":"Governance","summary":"Adopts the nondiscriminatory policy Pennsylvania requires of every licensed health care facility, covering patients and staff, and sets out the records the Agency keeps to show compliance: the dated admission policy, a signed and dated notice to employees, publicity in the community at least every three years, posting, and a copy to the Department within 30 days of any change.","inShort":["We never treat a patient or a co-worker differently because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, religion or disability.","Patients are accepted and staff are assigned only on care needs and skills.","You sign a notice that you have received our nondiscrimination policy.","Report any concern about discrimination to the Administrator; no one is punished for a good-faith report."],"primaryCitation":"28 Pa. Code §51.12","citations":["28 Pa. Code §51.11","28 Pa. Code §51.12","28 Pa. Code §51.13","28 Pa. Code §601.21(g)","Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 P.S. §§951-963","16 Pa. Code Part II, Subpart A","55 Pa. Code §1101.51(b)"],"federalCitations":["42 U.S.C. §2000d","45 CFR Part 84","45 CFR §92.7","45 CFR §92.10"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your nondiscrimination policy and the date it was adopted.","Show me the signed and dated notice of the policy to your employees."],"forms":[{"ref":"PA-HH-GOV-07-A","title":"Notice of Nondiscrimination"},{"ref":"PA-HH-GOV-07-B","title":"Employee Notification of the Nondiscrimination Policy"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (28 Pa. Code §51.12)","5. What This Means in Practice","6. Civil Rights Compliance Records","7. Section 1557 Duties Where They Apply","8. Complaints of Discrimination","9. Responsibilities","10. Records and Compliance Monitoring","11. Staff Training","12. References","13. Related Policies and Forms","14. Approval","15. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"pa-hha","state":"Pennsylvania","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}