Posted on Jun 27, 2016
Veteran: Therapy wrongly denied because she is HIV-positive
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — An Iraq War veteran claims in a federal lawsuit that she was unlawfully denied aquatic therapy at an orthopedic hospital in Pennsylvania because she has the virus that causes AIDS.
The lawsuit against OSS Health in York Township seeks a declaratory judgment stating that the alleged denial constitutes discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The plaintiff is a 40-year-old York County resident identified only by a pseudonym.
She says that a physical therapist recommended during a June 2015 visit that she receive aquatic therapy. She says when her medical records showed she was HIV-positive, she was turned away.
Attorneys for OSS and two co-defendants, Drayer Physical Therapy Institute and the therapist, deny any wrongdoing.
The lawsuit was filed last week.
The lawsuit against OSS Health in York Township seeks a declaratory judgment stating that the alleged denial constitutes discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The plaintiff is a 40-year-old York County resident identified only by a pseudonym.
She says that a physical therapist recommended during a June 2015 visit that she receive aquatic therapy. She says when her medical records showed she was HIV-positive, she was turned away.
Attorneys for OSS and two co-defendants, Drayer Physical Therapy Institute and the therapist, deny any wrongdoing.
The lawsuit was filed last week.
Veteran: Therapy wrongly denied because she is HIV-positive
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I am curious why this unnamed HIV-positive veteran is seeking private treatment for orthopedics instead of going through the VA SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Orthopedics is a strong suit [pun intended] of the VA. She should have tried the VA which is required to treat all veterans. Hopefully private hospitals will not be held hostage to people who want to rock the boat [or vote for that matter.]
It will be a travesty if just because somebody has been diagnosed as HIV-positive that they automatically will be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Orthopedics is a strong suit [pun intended] of the VA. She should have tried the VA which is required to treat all veterans. Hopefully private hospitals will not be held hostage to people who want to rock the boat [or vote for that matter.]
It will be a travesty if just because somebody has been diagnosed as HIV-positive that they automatically will be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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This is BS, Sue their Asses off. She Paid her dues give her, her damn Treatment!
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