If you feel you have been discriminated against by a pain management physician, please file a complaint with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. If your pain medications were force tapered or stopped all together with little to no justification, file a complaint.
Recently a settlement between the United States of America and Selma Medical Associates Inc. under the Americans with Disabilities Act DJ # 202-80-64
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Civil
Rights Complaint Sample
U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
Office for Civil
Rights
Disability Rights
Section
200 Independence
Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH
Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
Civil Rights Complaint RE: Dr
Benjamin
123 That Street
Ft Mohave, AZ 86426
I was a patient of Dr Venger from 2010 to 2017 including several months working as his compliance
officer. I feel by reducing my pain medication without
medical justification Dr Venger caused significant pain and
suffering, lowered my ability to function
and decreased my quality of life
Dr Venger discriminated against me by failing to provide services or items reasonable and
necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain from injury and to
improve my functioning and quality of life.
By reducing my level
of narcotic pain medication including morphine without medical justification Dr
Venger failed to alleviate severe pain by not taking into
account my physical dependence and tolerance to opioids and therefore failed to
take reasonable and necessary steps to prevent significant
disability and alleviate severe pain.
The across the board
reduction of opioid pain medications by Dr Venger failed to consider the medical needs of the individual patient causing
significant pain and suffering for me as well as other patients who
were being treated with pain medications including controlled substances narcotics.
Arizona Medical
Board Complaint
MD-17-0722A
In July 2017 I
filed complaint number MD-17-0722A with the Arizona
Medical Board. Before becoming disabled I spent a number of years in law
enforcement working undercover narcotics. Because of my background I recorded
visits with Dr Venger so there was no discrepancy on what was said during
visits. I included the audio recordings in my complaint to the Arizona Medical
Board.
I feel I was discriminated against by may pain management physician and here is a copy of my complaint. If you feel your physician did the wrong thing by reducing or stopping your pain medications, file a complaint.
I hope it helps.
Jay
