Non-Discrimination Policy

The Orthopedic Surgical Center of Montana complies with applicable Federal Civil Rights Laws & does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.

Employees, volunteers and medical staff will be assigned to patients and all patients shall receive the same level of care as determined by their diagnoses, treatment needs, and care plan, regardless of race, color, sex, creed, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.

The Orthopedic Surgical Center of Montana offers & provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively such as:

Qualified sign language interpreters
Written information in other formats such as large print, audio, accessible electronic formats and any other type of formats available.

The Orthopedic Surgical Center of Montana offers & provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as Information written in other languages.

If you need any of these services, please ask for the Compliance Officer at The Orthopedic Surgical Center of Montana.

If you believe that The Orthopedic Surgical Center of Montana has failed to provide any of these services or has discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation or disability, you can file a grievance to the Compliance Officer by mail, fax, email or in person.

Mail:

The Orthopedic Surgical Center of Montana
Attention: Compliance Officer
536 Cottonwood Road, Suite 102
Bozeman, MT 59718

Telephone: (406) 548-6300

Fax: (406) 548-6286

Email: compliance@alpineorthopedics.com

You can also file a civil rights complaint with:

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services by mail or phone:

U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Ave, SW Room 509F
HHH Building, Washington, D.C 20201
1-800-368-1019 or 1-800-537-7697 (TDD)

The Office for Civil Rights or the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal

Complaint forms

Policy References:

2009 CMS CfC 416.50 2
012 AAAHC Handbook Ambulatory Healthcare; CH.1.F 
2012 Joint Commission Standards Ambulatory Surgery Center; RI.01.01.01 
Prohibited Discriminatory Act 504

Other References:

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
The Age Discrimination Act of 1975
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act