Office for Civil Rights (HHS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Office_for_Civil_Rights_(HHS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:OCR
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Melanie_Fontes_Rainer
gptkbp:enforcedBy federal civil rights laws
health information privacy laws
gptkbp:formed 1977
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Office for Civil Rights (HHS)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:mission to ensure equal access to HHS programs without discrimination
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:responsibleFor enforcing civil rights protections under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
enforcing Age Discrimination Act of 1975
enforcing HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
enforcing HIPAA Privacy Rule
enforcing HIPAA Security Rule
enforcing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
enforcing civil rights laws in health and human services
gptkbp:website https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_federal_health_legislation
gptkb:Pub.L._104–191
gptkb:Culturally_and_Linguistically_Appropriate_Services
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7