Ahcccs Office Of Human Rights
Hhs enforces federal civil rights laws that protect the rights of individuals and entities from unlawful discrimination on the basis of race color national origin disability age or sex in health and human services.
Ahcccs office of human rights. 1 877 524 6882 520 770 3100 400 w. The office of human rights ohr within the ahcccs division of community advocacy and intergovernmental relations is established under arizona administrative code r9 21 104 and responsible for providing assistance to ahcccs members living with serious mental illness. Tucson office serves the counties of cochise graham greenlee la paz pima santa cruz yuma and pascua yaqui trbha toll free. Phoenix az 85034 md 9005.
Ahcccs works community engagement program. Tucson az 85701. Office of individual and family affairs. On daily basis advocates meet one on one with clients to help them understand treatment options from behavioral health care providers participate in grievance and appeals processes and create individual.
Across arizona ohr advocates help people with smi understand and protect their rights and teach them to become self advocates. Emergency triage treat and transport et3 public notices. Areas of focus in this division include. Congress suite 118 office of human rights division of health care advocacy and advancement providing advocacy to individuals determined to have a serious mental illness smi to help them.
602 417 4000 in state toll free. 2717 north fourth street suite. Office of individual and family affairs. Mental health first aid.
The ahcccs office of human rights ohr provides special assistance advocacy to more than 2200 ahcccs members with serious mental illness smi. Committees councils workgroup and stakeholder engagement office of human rights the office of human rights ohr is the state advocacy office established by the arizona administrative code a a c r9 21 104. Office of human rights. Office of human rights.
Resources for foster kinship adoptive families. Conscience and religious freedom. Office of human rights what is ohr. The ohr is directly responsible for ensuring that.
1 800 654 8713 outside maricopa county out of state toll free. Ahcccs has a dedicated division that will interface with members peers family members and other stakeholders receiving physical and behavioral health services in the ahcccs program. Ahcccs 801 e jefferson st phoenix az 85034 find us on google maps. Congress st suite 118.
The ohr works within the medicaid agency to promote the rights of members and ensure access to entitled services under arizona s medicaid program.