In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA , auxiliary aids and services are available free of charge to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Additionally, RMC shall list the name and contact information for ADA Coordinator and any other person s to whom a patient or companion should speak to request auxiliary aids or services.
The Patient Brochure shall also contain the following statement:. RMC shall notify the United States in writing when it has completed this action. If any issues arise that affect the anticipated completion date for this, RMC will immediately notify the United States of the issue s. RMC will maintain records to document the information contained in the compliance reports and will make them available, upon request, to the USAO.
Matthew Nickell Assistant U. Golds bbklaw. The parties have therefore voluntarily agreed to the terms of this Settlement Agreement. The Parties agree and mutually acknowledge that this Agreement is for settlement purposes only. RMC has denied and continues to deny any wrongdoing in connection with the Complaint.
Neither this Agreement nor any action taken pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute an admission of any wrongdoing, fault, violation of law, or liability of any kind on the part of RMC, or an admission by RMC of any claim or allegations made in the Complaint. This Agreement is entered into, in substantial part, to avoid the fees and expenses associated with continued investigation and potential litigation of the Complaint. This requirement does not supersede any federal, state, or local statute, rule, or regulation that might prohibit the companion from participating in any communications between RMC and the patient for confidentiality reasons.
Qualified interpreters include, for example, sign language interpreters, oral transliterators, and cued-language transliterators. Ensuring that health care providers do not discriminate on the basis of disability is an issue of general public importance. Title III authorizes the United States to investigate alleged violations of Title III of the ADA, to use alternative means of dispute resolution, where appropriate, including settlement negotiations to resolve disputes, and to bring a civil action in federal court in any case that involves a pattern or practice of discrimination or that raises issues of general public importance.
