Nondiscrimination Notice
Sharp Health Plan complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, marital status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. Sharp
Health Plan does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, marital status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability.
Sharp Health Plan:
- Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as qualified sign language interpreters.
- Provides reasonable modifications for individuals with disabilities, and appropriate auxiliary aids and services, including qualified interpreters for individuals with disabilities and information in alternative formats, such as braille or large
print, free of charge and in a timely manner, when such modifications, aids, and services are necessary to ensure accessibility and an equal opportunity to participate to individuals with disabilities.
- Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
- Qualified interpreters and language assistance services, including electronic and written translated documents and oral interpretation, free of charge and in a timely manner, when such services are a reasonable step to provide meaningful access
to an individual with limited English proficiency. If you need these services, contact Customer Care at 1-800-359-2002 (TTY 771).
If you believe that Sharp Health Plan has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, marital status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability,
you can file a grievance with our Civil Rights Coordinator and Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Coordinator at:
- Address: Sharp Health Plan Compliance Department, Attn: Director of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Department, 8520 Tech Way, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92123- 1450
- Telephone: 1-800-359-2002 (TTY 711)
- Fax: 1-619-740-8572
- Email: shpcompliance@sharp.com
You can file a grievance in person or by mail or fax, or you can also complete the online Grievance / Appeal form on the plan’s website sharphealthplan.com. Please call our Customer Care team at
1-800-359-2002 if you need help filing a grievance. You can also file a discrimination complaint if there is a concern of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex 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 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, DC 20201
1-800-368-1019, 1-800-537-7697 (TDD)
Complaint forms are available at www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints/.