NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION

DISCRIMINATION IS AGAINST THE LAW

Mid-Tennessee Bone and Joint complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Mid-Tennessee Bone and Joint does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Mid-Tennessee Bone and Joint:

Provide 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)

Provide free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
• Qualified interpreters
• Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact the Practice Civil Rights Coordinator.

If you believe that Mid-Tennessee Bone and Joint 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:
Practice Civil Rights Coordinator
1050 N. James Campbell Blvd, Suite 200
Columbia, TN 38401
1-931-381-2663 (ph)
1-931-840-0234 (fax)
tina@mtbj.net

You can file a grievance in person or by mail or email.

If you need help filing a grievance, the Practice 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 http://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, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

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