Thursday, April 7th, 2016

The Justice Department announced today that it filed a complaint and consent decree in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana against Pain Management Care, P. C. of South Bend, Indiana. The complaint alleges that Pain Management Care, P. C. violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to treat a patient because of his HIV. The consent decree (subject to acceptance by the court) requires Pain Management Care, P. C. to develop a non-discrimination policy, provide ADA training to its employees, submit annual reports to the United States, pay $20,000 to the complainant in monetary damages and $10,000 in civil penalties to the United States.

to find out more about this consent decree or the ADA,

call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA information line at 1-800-514-0301 or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD),

or access its ADA website at www.ada.gov.

 Article Credit: U.S. Department of Justice

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