Endocrinology Consultants of East Tennessee (ECET) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.  Furthermore, ECET does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

 

If necessary, ECET will:​

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• Provide free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:

  • Qualified sign language interpreters

  • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)

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• Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:

  • Qualified interpreters

  • Information written in other languages

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If you need these services, please contact our Practice Administrator.  If you believe that ECET 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:

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ATTN: Practice Administrator

1450 Dowell Springs Blvd.; Suite 300

Knoxville, TN  37909

ph: 865-637-8812

fax: 865-637-8865

 

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, phone, or fax. If you need help filing a grievance, Scott Chain is available to help you. You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at:

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https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf

 

or by mail or phone at:

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, D.C. 20201

ph: 1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

 

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html