Office for Civil Rights
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The Office for Civil Rights is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for enforcing civil rights, privacy, and nondiscrimination laws in health and human services programs.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T293702 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office for Civil Rights Context triple: [United States Department of Health and Human Services, hasPart, Office for Civil Rights]
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A.
Office for Civil Rights
The Office for Civil Rights is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Education responsible for enforcing civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.
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B.
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is a division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that advises on and oversees policies and practices to ensure they respect civil rights, civil liberties, and individual privacy.
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C.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing laws that prohibit workplace discrimination based on protected characteristics such as race, sex, religion, and national origin.
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D.
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is a U.S. government agency that enforces equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors.
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E.
Civil Rights Division
The Civil Rights Division is a branch of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for enforcing federal laws that prohibit discrimination and protect civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office for Civil Rights Target entity description: The Office for Civil Rights is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for enforcing civil rights, privacy, and nondiscrimination laws in health and human services programs.
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A.
Office for Civil Rights
The Office for Civil Rights is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Education responsible for enforcing civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.
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B.
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is a division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that advises on and oversees policies and practices to ensure they respect civil rights, civil liberties, and individual privacy.
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C.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing laws that prohibit workplace discrimination based on protected characteristics such as race, sex, religion, and national origin.
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D.
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is a U.S. government agency that enforces equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors.
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E.
Civil Rights Division
The Civil Rights Division is a branch of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for enforcing federal laws that prohibit discrimination and protect civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights enforcement agency
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federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OCR ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Civil Rights Division ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enforces |
Age Discrimination Act of 1975
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surface form:
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (as applied to HHS-funded programs)
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule ⓘ
surface form:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act breach notification rule
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ⓘ
surface form:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rule
HIPAA Security Rule ⓘ
surface form:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act security rule
Affordable Care Act ⓘ
surface form:
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as applied to HHS-funded programs) ⓘ Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
surface form:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as applied to HHS-funded programs)
federal conscience and religious freedom protections in health care (within HHS jurisdiction) ⓘ |
| engagesIn | outreach and education on civil rights and privacy protections in health care ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil rights in health care
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health information privacy ⓘ nondiscrimination in federally assisted health and human services programs ⓘ |
| handles |
complaints alleging discrimination in HHS-funded programs
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complaints alleging violations of HIPAA privacy and security rules ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| issues |
guidance on HIPAA compliance
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guidance on civil rights and nondiscrimination in health programs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal health and human services programs in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal executive branch agency component ⓘ |
| mayEnter | resolution agreements with corrective action plans ⓘ |
| mayImpose | civil monetary penalties for certain HIPAA violations ⓘ |
| mission | to ensure equal access to and protect the privacy and security of health and human services ⓘ |
| oversightOf |
HHS-funded health care providers and programs
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HIPAA business associates ⓘ HIPAA-covered entities ⓘ state and local agencies receiving HHS financial assistance ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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surface form:
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
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| provides | technical assistance to covered entities and recipients of HHS funds ⓘ |
| regulates | use and disclosure of protected health information under HIPAA ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
enforcement of civil rights laws in health and human services programs
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enforcement of federal health information privacy laws ⓘ enforcement of nondiscrimination laws in health and human services programs ⓘ |
| sector | health and human services ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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surface form:
Secretary of Health and Human Services
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| typeOfJurisdiction | civil administrative enforcement ⓘ |
| website | https://www.hhs.gov/ocr ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Office for Civil Rights Description of subject: The Office for Civil Rights is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for enforcing civil rights, privacy, and nondiscrimination laws in health and human services programs.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
this entity surface form:
HHS Office for Civil Rights
this entity surface form:
HHS Office for Civil Rights
this entity surface form:
Office for Civil Rights (HHS)
this entity surface form:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
this entity surface form:
Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
this entity surface form:
Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs
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oversees
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Office for Civil Rights
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this entity surface form:
Office of Civil Rights (OJP)