(a) The Director assumes full responsibility for compliance with Title VI, Title VII, Section 504, and the ADA.
(b) The Director designates as the OCR administrator a member of his or her staff not organizationally related to the Agency's personnel administration.  The OCR administrator is a person who is knowledgeable and sensitive to the problems of minorities and the disabled.  The OCR administrator is the employee responsible for implementing Section 504, Title VI, Title VII, and the ADA.
(c) The Director assigns full compliance responsibility to all administrators and managers. The administrators and managers keep and maintain essential records and files relative to Title VI, Title VII, Section 504, and the ADA.
(d) The administrators and managers avail themselves of the technical assistance and training provided by the OCR administrator.  They comply with the Methods of Administration, and the Plan for Implementation designed and prepared by the OCR administrator.
(e) The OCR administrator is responsible for:

• (1) developing rule statements and compliance programs for Title VI, Title VII, Section 504, and the ADA, which DHHS-OCR and FNS determine necessary to fulfill the requirements of these Methods of Administration and disseminate those requirements to:
  • (A) staff;
  • (B) beneficiaries;
  • (C) subcontractors or vendors;
  • (D) interested members of the general public; and
  • (E) customary referral services;
• (2) developing a Plan for Implementation of the Methods of Administration;
• (3) keeping the Director, administrators, managers, and supervising personnel informed of all Title VI, Title VII, Section 504, and ADA   requirements and responsibilities;
• (4) monitoring and evaluating the Title VI, Title VII, Section 504, and ADA program activities of the Department, identifying the need for remedial action and appropriate follow-up review, and submitting reports to the Director, DHHS-OCR, and FNS regarding data analysis, training, reviews, and similar reports;
• (5) providing training and technical assistance, and serving as a resource person to DHS staff regarding Title VI, Title VII, Section 504, and ADA responsibilities;
• (6) assigning personnel from OCR to perform compliance reviews, investigate complaints of discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges, and initiating other Title VI and Title VII implementation procedures as required;
• (7) preparing the DHS Affirmative Action Plan annually;
• (8) making follow-up reviews of all DHS facilities and recommend remedial action to the Director and to the facility when necessary;
• (9) receiving appeals of Request Review Committee decisions;
• (10) overseeing the preparation of compliance reports for submission to DHHS-OCR and FNS as required in federal regulations; and
• (11) acting as the liaison between the Director, DHHS-OCR, FNS, minority and community organizations, and groups advocating for persons with disabilities in all matters concerning Title VI, Title VII, ADA, and Section 504 and the delivery of the Department’s services.