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Privacy notice

Aetna Better Health® of New York is required by law to keep your health information private. Please take a second to read the “Notice of privacy practices” below. It explains how we use your health information and the circumstances when we might give it out. It also explains our duties and your rights.

 

Notice of privacy practices English (PDF)

Notice of privacy practices Chinese (PDF)
Notice of privacy practices Haitian Creole (PDF)

Notice of privacy practices Hindi (PDF)

Notice of privacy practices Russian (PDF)

Notice of privacy practices Spanish (PDF)

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

 

Aetna:

 

  • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as: 

    • Qualified sign language interpreters
    • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as: 

    • Qualified interpreters
    • Information written in other languages

If you need a qualified interpreter, written information in other formats, translation or other services, call the number on your ID card or 1-800-385-4104 (TTY: 711).

 

If you believe that Aetna 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 our Civil Rights Coordinator at:

 

Address:          Attn: Civil Rights Coordinator

                            4500 East Cotton Center Boulevard

                            Phoenix, AZ 85040

 

Telephone:     1-888-234-7358 (TTY: 711)

 

Email:             MedicaidCRCoordinator@Aetna.com

 

You can file a grievance in person or by mail or email. If you need help filing a grievance, our Civil Rights Coordinator 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, 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, D.C. 20201, 1-800-368-1019, (TDD: 1-800-537-7697).

 

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html

 

Aetna is the brand name used for products and services provided by one or more of the Aetna group of companies, including Aetna Life Insurance Company, and its affiliates.

 

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Multi-language Interpreter Services

 

ENGLISH: ATTENTION: If you speak a language other than English, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call the number on the back of your ID card or 1-800-385-4104 (TTY: 711 ).

 

SPANISH: ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al número que aparece en el reverso de su tarjeta de identificación o al 1-800-385-4104 (TTY: 711 ).

 

CHINESE: 注意:如果您使用繁體中文,您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電您的 ID 卡背面的電話號碼或  1-800-385-4104 (TTY: 711)。

 

KOREAN: 주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 귀하의 ID 카드 뒷면에 있는 번호로나 1-800-385-4104 (TTY:  711) 번으로 연락해 주십시오.

 

PORTUGUESE: ATENÇÃO: Se fala português, encontram-se disponíveis serviços linquísticos, grátis. Ligue para o número que se encontra na parte de trás do seu cartão de identificação ou 1-800-385-4104 (TTY: 711).

 

POLISH: UWAGA: Jeśli mówisz po polsku, możesz skorzystać z bezpłatnej pomocy językowej. Zadzwoń pod numer podany na odwrocie Twojego identyfikatora lub pod number 1-800-385-4104 (TTY: 711).

 

ITALIAN: ATTENZIONE: Nel caso la lingua parlata sia l’italiano, sono disponibili servizi di assistenza linguistica gratuita. Chiamare il numero sul retro della tessera oppure il numero 1-800-385-4104 (utenti TTY: 711).

TAGALOG: PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng wikang Tagalog, mayroon kang magagamit na mga libreng serbisyo para sa tulong sa wika. Tumawag sa numero na nasa likod ng iyong ID card o sa 1-800-385-4104 (TTY: 711).

 

RUSSIAN: ВНИМАНИЕ: если вы говорите на русском языке, вам могут предоставить бесплатные услуги перевода. Позвоните по номеру, указанному на обратной стороне вашей идентификационной карточки, или по номеру 1-800-385-4104 (TTY: 711).

 

FRENCH CREOLE: ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd nan lang ou pale a ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele nan nimewo ki sou do kat Idantifikasyon (ID) w la oswa rele nan 1-800-385-4104 (TTY: 711).

 

VIETNAMESE: CHÚ Ý: nếu bạn nói tiếng việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Hãy gọi số có ở mặt sau thẻ id của bạn hoặc 1-800-385-4104 (TTY:711).

 

FRENCH: ATTENTION: si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le numéro indiqué au verso de votre carte d’identité ou le 1-800-385-4104 (ATS: 711)

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