Ahcccs Office Of Human Rights
The ohr works within the medicaid agency to promote the rights of members and ensure access to entitled services under arizona s medicaid program.
Ahcccs office of human rights. The ohr is directly responsible for ensuring that. Office of human rights. 602 417 4000 in state toll free. Office of human rights.
Phoenix az 85034 md 9005. 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. Office of human rights what is ohr. Ahcccs works community engagement program.
Areas of focus in this division include. 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. 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.
Emergency triage treat and transport et3 public notices. Tucson az 85701. Ohr is the state advocacy office established by the arizona administrative code a a c r9 21 104 part of the ahcccs division of health care advocacy and advancement dhcaa along with office of individual and family affairs oifa human rights committee coordinator. Resources for foster kinship adoptive families.
Congress st suite 118. 2717 north fourth street suite. 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. 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.
Office of individual and family affairs. 701 east jefferson street. 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.
Across arizona ohr advocates help people with smi understand and protect their rights and teach them to become self advocates. Conscience and religious freedom. Tucson office serves the counties of cochise graham greenlee la paz pima santa cruz yuma and pascua yaqui trbha toll free. Office of individual and family affairs.
1 800 654 8713 outside maricopa county out of state toll free.