News Archive

November 2009

• OCR & The Joint Commission Team Up in Language Access Education Effort
  • Video link
  • Press Release - 11/7/09

October 2009

• OCR Secures Settlement Agreement with Texas Orthopaedic Surgeon

  • Press Release – 10/16/09

• OCR Secures Settlement Agreement with Texas Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • Press Release – 10/16/09

• Resolution Agreement between OCR & Montgomery County Department of Social Services, NY
  • Press Release (Spanish - PDF) – 10/8/09 

September 2009

• Resolution Agreement between OCR & Mid-Maryland Musculoskeletal Institute, MD, 
  • Press Release - 9/22/09

• Settlement Agreement between OCR & Fort Washington Medical Center, MD
  • Press Release - 9/14/09 

July 2009

• Statement by HHS Secretary Sebelius on US Signing of UN Treaty on Rights of Persons with Disabilities - 7/30/09 

June 2009

• Statement by President Obama to Commemorate the Anniversary of Olmstead & Announces New Initiatives to Assist Americans with Disabilities - 6/22/09

• Statement by HHS Secretary Sebelius on the 10th Anniversary of the US Supreme Court Decision Olmstead v. L - 6/22/09

  • OCR Olmstead efforts

•  Corrective Action by Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
  •  Press Release (Spanish/PDF)– 6/15/09

May 2009

• Resolution Agreement between OCR & Washington DSHS -5/21/09

• Statement by DOJ Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Addressing Civil Rights in the Response to H1N1 Influenza - 5/8/09

April 2009

• Settlement Agreement between OCR, Alaska DHSS, & Anchorage Pioneer Home
  • Press Release  – 4/23/09

March 2009

• Notice on Civil Rights Obligations Applicable to the Distribution of Funds under ARRA 
  • Press Release - 3/4/09