To contact the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

If you wish to file a complaint with OCR, please select one of the links listed below:

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS:

If you have a question about civil rights, please look at our Understanding Civil Rights web page. If you don't find the information you are seeking, you may submit an email to OCRMail@hhs.gov. Unfortunately, we do not provide individual responses to all of the questions received. However, in some situations we may be able to forward your questions to an appropriate person or agency.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY:

If you have a question about the HIPAA Privacy Rule or the Patient Safety Act, please review our Frequently Asked Questions and our Health Information Privacy web pages. If you don't find the information you were seeking, you may submit an email to OCRPrivacy@hhs.gov. Unfortunately, we do not provide individual responses to all of the questions received. However, in some situations we may be able to forward your questions to an appropriate person or agency.

FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES:

All inquiries from the media should be directed to the HHS Press Office at (202) 690-6343.

FOR ALL OTHER INQUIRIES:

For all other non-privacy related inquiries to OCR, including comments or questions about OCR's web site, please send an email to OCRMail@hhs.gov or write to us at:

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201

In addition, we have a pre-recorded message with useful information about OCR:

toll-free: (800) 368-1019
TDD toll-free: (800) 537-7697

Click here to contact the OCR regional office that serves your area.