Notice of Non-Discrimination
San Diego Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. San Diego Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. San Diego Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us*, such as:
- - Information written in other languages
- - Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
- - Qualified ign language interpreters
- - Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as: Qualified interpreters.
If you need these services, contact Lisa Sullivan, civil rights coordinator.
If you believe that San Diego Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center 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: L. Sullivan, 6719 Alvarado Road, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92120, 619-229-3932, 619-582-2860, lisas@sdsm.net. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Lisa Sullivan 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, 800-537-7697 (TDD) Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.
*San Diego Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center is contracted to provide care with Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans, therefore the plan may be providing the service.
