Responding to Mental Health & Substance Use Facility Denials
If you or a loved one has been denied access to treatment because of a bleeding disorder (BD), don’t give up! BD SUMHAC has tools to help get you the treatment you need and deserve.
A denial because of BD is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of the advocacy.
After a denial, first, contact your BD treatment team and share the BD SUMHAC Provider Toolkit with them.
Steps for Responding to Behavioral Health Facility Denials:
Confirm that the denial was due to your bleeding disorder
Collect information about the details of the denial
Share your story with your BD treatment team
Send a letter to the facility requesting “reasonable accommodations”
File a discrimination complaint with the Federal Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights
Contact your state’s ombudsman or Office of the Inspector General
Consider alternatives to inpatient/residential treatment
In this webpage, the term “behavioral health” includes both mental health and substance use disorder.