HHS OCR and US Attorney Secure Agreement with MultiCare on Disability Rights
The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in partnership with the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington (USAO), entered into an…
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US Settles Claim Against NY Dermatology Practice for Refusing HIV-Positive Patient
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced a settlement with Advanced Dermatology, PC, a New York-based practice with dermatology offices located throughout the metropolitan…
Read More »Behavioral Health Provider to Welcome Service Animals After ADA Settlement
The US Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with Sound Community Services, Inc., a behavioral health provider located in New London, to resolve allegations that the company was not…
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Ohio Medicaid to Require Electronic Verification for Some In-Home Services
More than half of Ohio Department of Medicaid-reimbursed home health services in 2022 were processed without new electronic verifications mandated by the federal government, according to a recent review by…
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US Attorney Settles with Inland Northwest Behavioral Health for ADA Compliance
Inland Northwest Behavioral Health has agreed to take remedial measures over the next two years and pay ten thousand dollars in compensatory damages to resolve alleged violations of Title III…
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Florida Doctor Settles Claim to Improve Services to Patients with Communication Disabilities
US Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida has reached an agreement with Dr. Mark A. Nowacki, MD to resolve…
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US Attorney’s Office Settles Disability Discrimination Allegations with NH Allergy Center
A settlement agreement has been reached with the Allergy and Asthma Center (“the Center”) in Rochester to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agreement…
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Justice Department Secures Agreement with Johns Hopkins Health System
The Justice Department announced that it filed a complaint and proposed consent decree in the US District Court for the District of Maryland resolving allegations that the Johns Hopkins Health…
Read More »Tennessee Comptroller Says Nursing Home Must Improve Financial Practices
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has completed a Medicaid Examination of Ebenezer Home of Tennessee, Inc., which does business in Antioch, TN under the name Good Samaritan Health and Rehab Center.
Read More »US Attorneys and MAHEC Host ADA and Opioid Crisis Session on Combating Discrimination
The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina partnered with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina and the Mountain Area…
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