Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.

Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center:

• Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
  • Qualified sign language interpreters
  • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
• Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
  • Qualified interpreters
  • Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact Thomas Kistner, Patient Advocate.

If you believe that Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex, you can file a grievance with:

Taylor Kniery, Patient Advocate
5230 S. Sixth Street Road, Springfield, IL 62703
phone number 217-585-1180, fax number (217) 585-4730
email [email protected].

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Taylor Kniery is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, DC 20201
800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.