Contact Us

Media Inquiries

Direct media inquiries to the HHS Press Office at (202) 690-6343 or by emailing OCRMedia@hhs.gov.

All Other Inquires

For questions related to Health Information Privacy or Patient Safety, email OCRPrivacy@hhs.gov.

For non-privacy related inquiries, including comments or questions about OCR's web site, email OCRMail@hhs.gov or write to:

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

Additionally, you may contact us at:

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

OCR Regional Offices

New England Region - (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Government Center
J.F.Kennedy Federal Building - Room 1875
Boston, MA 02203
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
Fax: (202) 619-3818
TDD: (800) 537-7697
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov

Eastern and Caribbean Region - (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Jacob Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza - Suite 3312
New York, NY 10278
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
Fax: (202) 619-3818
TDD: (800) 537-7697
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov

Mid-Atlantic Region - (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
801 Market Street, Suite 9300
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3134
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
Fax: (202) 619-3818
TDD: (800) 537-7697
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov

Southeast Region - Atlanta (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, Suite 16T70
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
Fax: (202) 619-3818
TDD :(800) 537-7697
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov

Midwest Region - (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin)

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
233 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 240
Chicago, IL 60601
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
Fax: (202) 619-3818
TDD: (800) 537-7697
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov

Kansas City

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
601 East 12th Street - Room 353
Kansas City, MO 64106
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
Fax: (202) 619-3818
TDD: (800) 537-7697
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov

Southwest Region - (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1301 Young Street, Suite 106
Dallas, TX 75202
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
Fax: (202) 619-3818
TDD: (800) 537-7697
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov

Rocky Mountain Region - (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)

HHS/Office for Civil Rights
1961 Stout Street
Room 08-148
Denver, CO 80294
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
Fax: (202) 619-3818
TDD: (800) 537-7697
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov

Pacific Region - (Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Marshall Islands, Nevada, Oregon, Republic of Palau, Washington)

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
90 7th Street, Suite 4-100
San Francisco, CA 94103
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
Fax: (202) 619-3818
TDD: (800) 537-7697
Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov