Marvel Foot & Ankle Center's Nondiscrimination Policy

At Marvel Foot & Ankle Centers in Gilbert and Chandler, we're committed to providing exceptional care to every individual, treating each person with respect, compassion, and dignity. We celebrate the diversity of our patients, staff, and community, and we don't tolerate discrimination of any kind based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our goal is to create a welcoming, inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported in their journey toward better foot and ankle health.

Final Rule Summary Implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the Final Rule implementing the prohibition of discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. The Final Rule, Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities, will help to advance equity and reduce health disparities by protecting some of the populations that have been most vulnerable to discrimination in the health care context. The final rule explains consumers’ rights under the law and provides covered entities important guidance about their obligations.

Section 1557 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs and activities.

Section 1557 builds on long-standing and familiar Federal civil rights laws: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Act). Most notably, Section 1557 is the first Federal civil rights law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in all health programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.

Section 1557 has been in effect since the enactment of the ACA in 2010 and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has been enforcing the provision since it was enacted.

The rule covers:

• Any health program or activity, any part of which receives funding from HHS (such as hospitals that accept Medicare or doctors who accept Medicaid);
• Any health program that HHS itself administers;
• Health Insurance Marketplaces and issuers that participate in those Marketplaces.

Your Right to Language Assistance

If you speak any of the languages listed below, interpretation services are available to you free of charge. Please call the State Health Insurance Assistance Program Language Line: 800-792-8820

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3	Korean
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5	Gujarati
6	Polish
7	Italian
8	Arabic
9	Tagalog
10	Russian
11	French Creole
12	Hindi
13	Vietnamese
14	French
15	Urdu