Non-Discrimination Notice

As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, Abilene Sports Medicine & Orthopedics does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, physical capability (disabilities) or veteran status in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by Abilene Sports Medicine & Orthopedics directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Abilene Sports Medicine & Orthopedics arranges to carry out its programs and activities.

Abilene Sports Medicine & Orthopedics complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. Abilene Sports Medicine & Orthopedics does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.

Abilene Sports Medicine & Orthopedics:

• Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively such as:
• Qualified sign language interpreters
• Written information in other formats (large print, audio, 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, please contact Bryan Vela at 325-698-3865, Ext. 700106. If you believe that Abilene Sports Medicine & Orthopedics 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 UMP’s Chief Compliance Officer, 400 Perimeter Circle Terrace, Suite 875; Atlanta, Georgia 30346 or at Compliance@umpartners.com.

You can file a grievance in person or by mail. If you need help filing a grievance, Bryan Vela is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights, electronically through the Office of Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf or by mail or phone at: US Department of Health & Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, DC 20201, 1-800-368-1019. Complaint files are available at  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.