Please note: pursuant to decisions by various district courts regarding the 2024 Final Rule implementing Section 1557, entitled Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities, 89 Fed. Reg. 37,522 (May 6, 2024) (“2024 Final Rule”), certain provisions regarding gender identity are stayed nationwide. Other provisions are stayed or enjoined as indicated at www.hhs.gov/1557.
Queen Bee Gynecology, LLC complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws, including Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557). Queen Bee Gynecology, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), age, disability, or sex (consistent with the scope of sex discrimination described at 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2)) including sex characteristics, including intersex traits; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; gender identity, and sex stereotypes).
In compliance with Section 1557 and other federal civil rights laws, we provide individuals the following in a timely manner and free of charge:
- Language assistance services. Queen Bee Gynecology, LLC will provide language assistance services for individuals with limited English proficiency (including individuals’ companions with limited English proficiency) to ensure meaningful access to our programs, activities, services, and other benefits. Language assistance services may include:
- Electronic and written translated documents
- Qualified interpreters
- if applicable: Qualified bilingual/multilingual staff
- Appropriate auxiliary aids and services. Queen Bee Gynecology, LLC will provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities (including individuals’ companions with disabilities) to ensure effective communication. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services may include:
- Qualified interpreters, including American Sign Language interpreters
- Video remote interpreting o Information in alternate formats (including but not limited to large print, recorded audio, and accessible electronic formats)
- if applicable: Qualified readers
- Reasonable modifications. Queen Bee Gynecology, LLC will provide reasonable modifications for qualified individuals with disabilities, when necessary to ensure accessibility and equal opportunity to participate in our programs, activities, services, or other benefits. To access our language assistance services, auxiliary aids and services, and for assistance in getting a reasonable modification, please refer to Queen Bee Gynecology’s website www.queenbeegyn.com , email at frontdesk@queenbeegyn.com or SMS or call (816) 794-3637 or visit us in-person at 1420 NW Vivion Rd, Ste 107, Kansas City, MO 64118.
- If you believe Queen Bee Gynecology, LLC has failed to provide these services or has discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, you can:
- File a grievance with Queen Bee Gynecology, LLC via email at frontdesk@queenbeegyn.com or phone at (816) 794-3637
- File a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights: Electronically: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf Via mail: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. – 509F Washington, D.C. 20201