Ensuring Effective Communication & Healthcare Access

Coastal Cardiology complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Coastal Cardiology does not exclude people or treat them differently because of age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Coastal Cardiology:

  • Provides free auxiliary aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
  • – qualified sign language interpreters, video remote interpreting or other aids for hearing impaired individuals
    – written information in multiple formats including large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, or other formats for visually impaired individuals

  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
  • – qualified interpreters or a language line
    – information written in other languages.

    If you need these services, contact Coastal Cardiology’s Compliance Officer Missi Goss at 805-782-8844.

    Grievances

    If you believe that Coastal Cardiology 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:

    Missi Goss, Compliance Officer
    Coastal Cardiology
    1941 Johnson Ave Ste 101
    San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
    (805) 782-8844
    adminrd@coastalcardiology.com

    You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. Complaint forms are available at https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/filing-with-ocr/index.html. If you need help filing a grievance, Coastal Cardiology’s Compliance Officer 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 https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf or by mail or phone at:

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    200 Independence Avenue SW
    Room 509F HHH Building
    Washington, DC 20201
    1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

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