2018-338-E DSS - Premier Home Health 18-19

Browse Search

Contract #68a2035 Premier Home Health Services , Inc . ATTACHMENT N Orange County Department of Social Services/Human Services CERTIFICATION REGARDING NONDISCRIMINATION, CLEAN AIR ACT, CLEAN WATER ACT Certification Regarding Nondiscrimination The Contractor certifies that it will comply with all Federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination . These include but are not limited to : ( a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (POLO 88 - 352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 , as amended (20 U . S . C . § § 1681 - 1683 , and 1685 - 1686), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 , as amended (29 U . S . C . § 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicaps ; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 , as amended (42 U . S . C . § § 6101 - 6107) , which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age ; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P . L . 92 -255 ), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse ; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P .L . 91 - 616 ) , as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; ( g) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U . S . C . § § 3601 et seq . ), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing; (h) the Food Stamp Act and USDA policy, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion and political beliefs ; and (1) the requirements of any other nondiscrimination statutes which may apply to this Agreement . The Contractor must comply with Executive Order 11246 , entitled "Equal Employment Opportunity, " as amended by Executive Order 11375 , and as supplemented by the Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR Part 60 ) : The Executive Order prohibits federal contractors and federally-assisted construction contractors and subcontractors who do over $ 10 , 000 in Government business in one year from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race , color, religion, sex, or national origin . The Executive Order also requires Government contractors to take affirmative action to ensure that equal opportunity is provided in all aspects of their employment . Meaningful Access for LEP Individuals : The Contractor that participate in the SNAP must take reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to programs , services, and benefits . This includes the requirement to provide bilingual program information and certification materials and interpretation services to single language minorities in certain project areas . SNAP Contractors that do not provide meaningful access for LEP individuals risk violating prohibitions against discrimination based on National Origin in the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 , as amended, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) and SNAP program regulations at 7 CFR 272A(b) . They also risk noncompliance with the USDA policy guidance titled, " Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons " , published in 79 FR 70771 - 70784 (November 28 , 2014 ) . The Contractor should develop an implementing plan to address the language assistance needs of the LEP population served . This may include contracting for oral interpretation services , hiring bilingual staff, arranging telephone interpreters and/or language lines , coordinating community volunteers , translating vital documents, and providing written notice that language services are available in appropriate languages . Quality and accuracy of the language service is (Federal Certification-Non-Discrimination, Clean Air, Clean Water) (01 /2018 ) Page 1 of 4