Nondiscrimination Notice

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BlueCross) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex1. BlueCross does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.

BlueCross:

  • Provides people with disabilities reasonable modifications and free appropriate auxiliary aids and services to communicate effectively with us, such as: (1) qualified sign language interpreters and (2) written information in other formats, such as large print, audio and accessible electronic formats.
  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as: (1) qualified interpreters and (2) information written in other languages.

If you need these reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact a consumer advisor at the number on the back of your Member ID card or call 1-800-565-9140 (TTY: 1-800-848-0298 or 711).

If you believe that BlueCross 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 (“Nondiscrimination Grievance”). For help with preparing and submitting your Nondiscrimination Grievance, contact a consumer advisor at the number on the back of your Member ID card or call 1-800-565-9140 (TTY: 1-800-848-0298 or 711). They can provide you with the appropriate form to use in submitting a Nondiscrimination Grievance. You can file a Nondiscrimination Grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. Address your Nondiscrimination Grievance to: Nondiscrimination Grievance; c/o Manager, Operations, Member Benefits Administration; 1 Cameron Hill Circle, Suite 0019, Chattanooga, TN 37402-0019; (423) 591-9208 (fax); Nondiscrimination_OfficeGM@bcbst.com (email).

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 SW., Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, DC 20201, 1–800–368–1019, 1–800–537–7697 (TDD). Complaint forms are available at https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/filing-a-complaint/index.html.

You can contact BlueCross’s Nondiscrimination Coordinator at 423-535-1010 (TTY: 1-800-848-0298 or 711); Nondiscrimination_CoordinatorGM@bcbst.com (email); or Corporate Compliance, 1 Cameron Hill Circle, 1.4, Chattanooga, TN 37402.

 

1 Consistent with the scope of sex discrimination described at 45 CFR 92.101(a)(2))