Middle Tennessee Surgical Specialists complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Middle Tennessee Surgical Specialists does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Middle Tennessee Surgical Specialists:

  • Provides 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)
  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
    • Qualified interpreters
    • Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact Brian K. Hardin, MBA

If you believe that Middle Tennessee Surgical Specialists 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:

Brian K. Hardin, MBA
Administrator, Middle Tennessee Surgical Specialists
203 North Cedar Ave
Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: 931-528-1992
Fax: 931-526-4381
brian@midtnsurgery.com

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Brian K. Hardin, MBA 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/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

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

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

Language Assistance

Individuals with limited English proficiency have language assistance services available to them free of charge. Call 931-528-1992.

አማርኛ (Amharic)

ማስታወሻ: የሚናገሩት ቋንቋ ኣማርኛ ከሆነ የትርጉም እርዳታ ድርጅቶች፣ በነጻ ሊያግዝዎት ተዘጋጀተዋል፡ ወደ ሚከተለው ቁጥር ይደውሉ 931-528-1992.


العربية (Arabic)

ﻢﻗر) 931-528-1992 ﻢﻗﺮﺑ ﻞﺼﺗا .نﺎﺠﻤﻟﺎﺑ ﻚﻟ ﺮﻓاﻮﺘﺗ ﺔﯾﻮﻐﻠﻟا ةﺪﻋﺎﺴﻤﻟا تﺎﻣﺪﺧ نﺈﻓ ،ﺔﻐﻠﻟا ﺮﻛذا ثﺪﺤﺘﺗ ﺖﻨﻛ اذإ :ﺔظﻮﺤﻠﻣ


繁體中文 (Chinese)

注意:如果您使用繁體中文,您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電931-528-1992.


فارسی (Farsi)

ﺎﻣﺷ یارﺑ نﺎﮕﯾار تروﺻﺑ ﯽﻧﺎﺑز تﻼﯾﮭﺳﺗ ،دﯾﻧﮐ ﯽﻣ وﮕﺗﻔﮔ ﯽﺳرﺎﻓ نﺎﺑز ﮫﺑ رﮔا :ﮫﺟوﺗ.دﯾرﯾﮕﺑ سﺎﻣﺗ 931-528-1992-


Français (French)

ATTENTION : Si vous parlez français, des services d’aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 931-528-1992.


Deutsch (German)

ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer: 931-528-1992.


ગુજરાતી (Gujarati)

ચુ ના: જો તમે જુ રાતી બોલતા હો, તો િન:લ્ક ભાષા સહાય સેવાઓ તમારા માટ ઉપલબ્ધ છેફોન કરો 931-528-1992.


हिंदी (Hindi)

अगर आप हिन्दी बोलते हैं तो भाषा सहायता सेवा निःशुल्क उपलब्ध है। 931-528-1992.


Hmoob (Hmong)

LUS CEEV: Yog tias koj hais lus Hmoob, cov kev pab txog lus, muaj kev pab dawb rau koj. Hu rau 931-528-1992.


Italiano (Italian)

ATTENZIONE: In caso la lingua parlata sia l’italiano, sono disponibili servizi di assistenza linguistica gratuiti. Chiamare il numero 931-528-1992.


日本語 (Japanese)

注意事項:日本語を話される場合、無料の言語支援をご利用いただけます。931-528-1992.


ខ្មែរ (Khmer)

ប្រយ័ត្ន៖ បើសិនជាអ្នកនិយាយ ភាសាខ្មែរ, សេវាជំនួយផ្នែកភាសា ដោយមិនគិតឈ្នួល គឺអាចមានសំរាប់បំរើអ្នក។ ចូរ ទូរស័ព្ទ 931-528-1992.


한국어 (Korean)

주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 931-528-1992.


ພາສາລາວ (Lao)

ໂປດຊາບ: ຖ້າວ່າ ທ່ານເວົ້າພາສາ ລາວ, ການບໍລິການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອດ້ານພາສາ, ໂດຍບໍ່ເສັຽຄ່າ, ແມ່ນມີພ້ອມໃຫ້ທ່ານ. ໂທຣ 931-528-1992.


Kajin Ṃajōḷ (Marshallese)

LALE: Ñe kwōj kōnono Kajin Ṃajōḷ, kwomaroñ bōk jerbal in jipañ ilo kajin ṇe aṃ ejjeḷọk wōṇāān. Kaalọk 931-528-1992.


Português (Portuguese)

ATENÇÃO: Se fala português, encontram-se disponíveis serviços linguísticos, grátis. Ligue para 931-528-1992.


ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)

ਧਿਆਨ ਦਿਓ: ਜੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹੋ, ਤਾਂ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਮੁਫਤ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਹੈ। 931-528-1992 ‘ਤੇ ਕਾਲ ਕਰੋ।.


Русский (Russian)

ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 931-528-1992.


Español (Spanish)

ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 931-528-1992.


Tagalog (Tagalog – Filipino)

PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 931-528-1992.


Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 931-528-1992.