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

Orthopedic Associates, LLC:

• 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, 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 these services, contact Lee Ann Ackerman, Civil Rights Coordinator.

If you believe that Orthopedic Associates, LLC, 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:

Lee Ann Ackerman
Civil Rights Coordinator
1050 Old Peres Road, Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63131
Telephone: (314) 569-0612
Email: LAckerman@oastl.com  

You can file a grievance in person or by mail or fax. If you need help filing a grievance, Lee Ann Ackerman, 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/cp/complaint_frontpage.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 https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

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