tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2013 Issue 15

Industry Notes

Discrimination Costs Doc Federal Funding The HHS Officefor Civil Rights (OCR) lodged a complaint that a California surgeon’s refusal to perform much needed back surgery could be construed as intentional discrimination against an HIV-positive patient. It has led the OCR director Leon Rodriguez to announce the termination of Medicaid funding to the doctor, according to a July 18 HHS press release. “An order, issued by the HHS Departmental Appeals Board, concluded that the surgeon violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits disability discrimination by health care providers who receive federal funds,” the...

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