Barrier Free Health Care Initiative Settlement Agreements (including consent decrees) 4/28/17
Overlake Medical Center -- re: re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including sign
language interpreters, to patients and companions who are deaf to ensure effective
communication in a hospital (1/23/2017)
John Dempsey Hospital (part of the University of Connecticut Health Center) -- re:
provision of auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to patients who are
deaf to ensure effective communication in a hospital that is part of a state university health
center (1/3/17)
Mountain States Health Alliance -- re: failure to provide qualified sign language interpreters
and other auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication to parents who are deaf
when their terminally-ill adult daughter was being treated in a hospital (12/13/16)
Floyd Medical Center -- re: failure to provide qualified sign language interpreters and other
auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication in a hospital to patients and
companions who are deaf (10/2/16)
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including
sign language interpreters, to patients and companions who are deaf to ensure effective
communication in a hospital (7/2016)
McLean Hospital -- re: reasonable modifications of policies, practices, or procedures, to enable
individuals with disabilities access to therapeutic services and residence services (6/29/16)
Pain Management Care, P.C. -- re: denial of medical treatment by pain management doctor
because the patient has HIV (4/7/16)
Dr. William Sher -- re: doctor’s refusal to perform a biopsy on a patient after learning the patient
has HIV (3/9/16)
Grady Memorial Hospital -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including sign language
interpreters, to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to ensure effective communication at a
hospital (1/12/16)
North Florida OB/GYN Associates, P.A. -- re: gynecologist’s denial of tubal ligation to female
patient because of her HIV status in violation of Title III of the ADA (1/7/16)
Promedica Toledo Hospital -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective
communication for patient at a hospital (12/23/15)
Mercy Suburban Hospital -- re: hospital’s refusal to provide bariatric service to a patient
because the patient has HIV (11/18/15)
Dekalb Regional Crisis Center -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective
communication for companions at a crisis mental health treatment center (8/11/15)

Srinivas Mukkamala, M.D., P.L.C. -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services to
ensure effective communication for patients at the professional office of a
healthcare provider (7/14/15)

 Arshad Pervez, M.D.: -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services to ensure
effective communication for patients at the professional office of a healthcare
provider. (7/14/15)
Fairfax Nursing Center, Inc: -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services to
ensure effective communication for companions of patient at skilled nursing facility
(7/6/15)
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center -- re: the HHS Office for Civil Rights and the US
Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut provision of auxiliary aids and services to ensure
effective communication for deaf and hard of hearing patients at St. Francis Hospital and
Medical Center patients at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center (2/13/15)
Dentex Dental Mobile, Inc. -- re: discriminatory denial of dental care due to HIV and improper
referral of a patient with HIV by mobile dental clinic in violation of Title III of the ADA (2/19/15)
Genesis Healthcare System -- re: primary care physician's discriminatory denial of care due to
HIV and improper referral of patients with HIV in violation of title III of the ADA (1/15/15)
Franciscan St. James Health -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective
communication for patients at two hospitals (12/3/14)

Swedish Edmonds Hospital -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services,
including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to
ensure effective communication at a hospital (10/10/14)
Associated Foot & Ankle Centers of Northern Virginia, PC -- re: provision of
auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to persons who
are deaf to ensure effective communication in specialty medical care offices
(10/9/14)
Dr. Hal W. Brown and Primary Care of the Treasure Coast, Inc. -- re: adoption
of effective communication and non-retaliation policies in family medical practice
(10/7/14)
Dr. Peter Chang-Sing, M.D., F.A.C.C. -- re: provision of sign language interpreters and other
auxiliary aids in a specialist medical practice (7/22/14)
Wade W. Han, M. D. and Florida Ear Nose Throat and Facial Plastic Surgery Center -- re:
provision of auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to persons who are
deaf to ensure effective communication in specialty medical care offices (4/18/14)
Commonwealth Health & Rehab Center-- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including
sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure effective communication at a
skilled nursing facility (3/24/14)

Rite Aid of Michigan, Inc. -- re: pharmacist’s denial of flu shot to customer
because of his HIV status. (February 4, 2014)
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 Virginia Psychiatric Company, Inc. d/b/a Dominion Hospital – re: provision of
auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to patients and
companions who are deaf to ensure effective communication in a psychiatric
hospital (September 6, 2013)
The Heart Center of Memphis -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services,
including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure effective
communication in specialty medical care offices (June 27, 2013)
Midtown Neurology, P.C. -- re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including
sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure effective
communication at a doctor's office (June 26, 2013)
Burke Health and Rehabilitation Center- re: provision of auxiliary aids and
services, including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure
effective communication at a skilled nursing facility (May 3, 2013)
Monadnock Community Hospital - re: provision of auxiliary aids and services,
including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure effective
communication at a hospital
(April 5, 2013)
Manassas Health and Rehab Center – re: provision of auxiliary aids and services,
including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure effective
communication at a skilled nursing facility
(April 5, 2013)
Gainesville Health and Rehab Center -re: provision of auxiliary aids and services,
including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure effective
communication at a skilled nursing facility (April 5, 2013)
Center for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Inc. - re: provision of auxiliary aids
and services, including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to
ensure effective communication at a rehabilitation center (April 5, 2013)
Northern Ohio Medical Specialists - re: provision of auxiliary aids and services,
including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure effective
communication at a doctor's office (April 5, 2013)
Glenbeigh - re: settlement regarding exclusion of an individual from an alcohol
treatment program because of the side effects of his HIV medication (March 13,
2013)
Woodlawn Family Dentistry - re: dentist office's unequal treatment of people with
HIV in the scheduling of future dental appointments (February 12, 2013)

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 Castlewood Treatment Center - re: eating disorder clinic's refusal to treat a
woman for a serious eating disorder because she has HIV (February 6, 2013)
Fayetteville Pain Center - re: unlawful exclusion of a person with HIV from
treatment (January 31, 2013)
Northshore University Healthsystems - re: provision of auxiliary aids and
services, including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure
effective communication at a hospital (June 28, 2012)
Steven Senica, M.D., and Senica Bruneau, Ltd. - re: provision of auxiliary aids
and services, including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf to
ensure effective communication at a doctor's office (June 11, 2012)
Richard Noren, M.D., Henry Kurzydlowski, M.D., and Pain Care Consultant,
Inc. - re: provision of auxiliary aids and services, including sign language
interpreters, to persons who are deaf to ensure effective communication at a
doctor's office (April 3, 2012)
Trinity Regional Medical Center and Trinity Health Systems - re: provision of
auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to persons who
are deaf to ensure effective communication at a hospital (March 29, 2012)
Henry Ford Health System - re: providing appropriate auxiliary aids and services,
including sign language interpreters, to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing
throughout the hospitals and medical facilities of a regional health care system
(February 1, 2012)
Cheshire Medical Center, Keene Health Alliance, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Clinic D/B/A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene - re: consent decree to provide
appropriate auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters, to
persons who are deaf or hard of hearing at a hospital (October 31, 2011)

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