Delta Dental of South Dakota complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Delta Dental of South Dakota does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Delta Dental of South Dakota provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:

• Qualified sign language interpreters; and
• Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats).

Delta Dental of South Dakota provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:

• Qualified interpreters; and
  
• Information written in other languages.

If you need these services, call 1-877-841-1478.

If you believe Delta Dental of South Dakota 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: Delta Dental of South Dakota, Compliance Manager, 720 N. Euclid Ave., Pierre, SD 57501, phone: 1-800-627-3961, compliance@deltadentalsd.com, fax: 1-605-224-0909, TTY: 1-888-781-4262. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the Compliance Manager 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, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, D.C. 20201, 1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD). Complaint forms are also available online.

Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Delta Dental of South Dakota is required to post notices of nondiscrimination and taglines that alert individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) to the availability of language assistance services.