The Department of Health and Human Services has an Office for Civil Rights that is responsible for enforcing laws that ban discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or age. Every facility or agency that participates in Medicare must comply with the law. If you believe that you have been discriminated against based on any of these categories, contact one of the offices listed below.

Use this table to find the Office for Civil Rights in your state.

State	Telephone	TTY/TDD
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont	(617) 565-1340	(617) 565-1343
New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands	(212) 264-3313	(212) 265-2355
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia	(215) 596-1262	(215) 596-5195
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee	(404) 562-7886	Not available
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin	(312) 886-2359	(312) 353-5693
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska	(816) 426-7278	(816) 426-7065
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming	(303) 844-2024	(303) 844-3439
American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada	(415) 437-8310	(415) 437-8311
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington	(206) 615-2290	(206) 615-2296