OTP Complaint Form
To assist you with your
complaint, the Minnesota Department of Health asks that you complete this form
and submit it, with your written statement, via U.S. Mail to:
Occupational Therapy Practitioners
Health Occupations Program
Minnesota Department of Health
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882
Information about the person making the complaint:
Your Name: (first/middle/last) ______________________________________________
Check One:_____Mr. _____Mrs. _____Ms. _____Dr.
Your Address:___________________________________________
______________________________________________________
This address is: (check one) _____ Home _____ Business _____ School _____ Organization
Your Telephone Numbers:
Home: (_____)____________________
Business: (_____)____________________
Pager: (_____)____________________
Cell: (_____)____________________
Fax: (_____)____________________
Your Birth Date: _____/_____/_____
Is this complaint on your own behalf? Yes / No (Circle one)
If you answered "no" to the above question, please provide the following information concerning the consumer for whom you are filing this complaint:
Information about the Consumer:
Consumer Name: (first/middle/last) _________________________________________
Check One:_____Mr. _____Mrs. _____Ms. _____Dr.
Their Address:_________________________________________
____________________________________________________
This address is: (check
one) _____Home _____Business
_____School _____Organization _____Residential Facility
Their Telephone Numbers: Home: (_____)____________________
Business: (_____)____________________
Pager: (_____)____________________
Cell: (_____)____________________
Fax: (_____)____________________
Their Birth Date: _____/_____/_____
Please check if you are:
_____Client/Consumer
_____Another Professional Reporting
_____Agency
_____Relative/Friend
_____Practitioner Self Reporting
_____Anonymous
_____Practitioner's Supervisor
_____Other
Information about the Practitioner who is the subject of the complaint:
Practitioner Name: (first/middle/last)
_____________________________________
Check One: _____ Mr. _____ Mrs. _____ Ms. _____ Dr.
Practitioner's Address: _______________________________
_________________________________________________
This address is: (check
one) _____Home _____Business
_____School _____Organization
Practitioner's Telephone Numbers:
Home: (_____)____________________
Business:(_____)____________________
Pager: (_____)____________________
Cell: (_____)____________________
Fax: (_____)____________________
Practitioner's Birth Date: _____/_____/_____
Practitioner Gender: _____Male _____Female
Name of Practitioner's Organization or Business: ______________________________________________________
Address of Practitioner's Organization or Business: _____________________________________________________
Occupational Therapy Practitioner Special Information:
1. What was the consumer's reason for attending occupational therapy? _______________________________________________________
2. For how many months/years did the consumer attend occupational therapy? _______________________________________________________
3. Describe the Practitioner:
Occupational Therapist (OT) ____________________
Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) ____________________
Don't know ____________________
_____ Electrical Stimulation (TENS)
_____ Hot Packs
_____ Cold Packs
_____ Ultrasound devices
_____ Paraffin baths
_____ Baths
_____ Other (Please explain)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
________School ________Clinic ________Hospital
________Long Term Care ________Other (Please describe)
6. Was the consumer also being treated by other licensed health care professional(s) at the same time? (Include physicians). If yes, then state name/address/phone number of professionals._______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Narrative description of your complaint: On separate sheets, please describe what occurred, where and when the incident transpired and who was involved. Include in your narrative your relationship to the practitioner, where the practitioner was employed at the time of the incident, and any previous or subsequent encounters you may have had with the practitioner. If possible, please include the identities and phone numbers of anyone who may have either witnessed the incident or have additional information regarding either the incident or the practitioner. Please include copies of any supporting documents you may have. Please sign and date each narrative page. Your rights are described under the Tennessen Warning included with this form.
What would you like to see happen to resolve this complaint?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
The information I have given is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and may be used as stated in this form.
Signature: _____________________________________________Date: _________________________________________________
TENNESSEN WARNING
Under the Minnesota Government
Data Practices Act, information given to the Minnesota Department of Health
(MDH) as part of an active investigation of a complaint against a practitioner
is confidential. Such information is for the use of the MDH in the evaluation
of the complaint, and if necessary, bringing legal action against the practitioner.
In some circumstances, investigative information received from you about a practitioner
may be disclosed to certain other persons or entities, including the Attorney
General's Office, the Office of Administrative Hearings, members of any advisory
council, any subsequent reviewing court and any other government agency deemed
necessary by the MDH.
As a consumer, you are not required to cooperate with the MDH, but not cooperating could hamper our ability to investigate the matter. Practitioners regulated by MDH are required by statute to cooperate with an investigation by the MDH. A practitioner refusing to cooperate may result in the MDH taking disciplinary action against the practitioner.
After an investigation is closed, the investigative data is classified as private data pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13.41. Orders for hearing and specification of a final disciplinary action are public data pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13.41.
Client
Records Waiver Authorization
(please complete, sign and date)
TO:____________________________________________________
(Client's physician, clinic, or applicable provider)
Having been informed of my rights under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, I authorize the physician, clinic or applicable provider named above to furnish a copy of my records in their possession, to allow those records to be inspected and/or copied by the MDH, and any other appropriate state or government agencies. I further authorize the physician, clinic, or applicable provider named above to testify without limitation as to any and all of their findings and/or treatment referred to in said records. I release the MDH, its agent(s), and the agent(s) of the Attorney General's Office representing the MDH from liability for so releasing said records or testifying, and I waive my privileges afforded me by the law relating to the disclosure or introduction into evidence of health information.
This consent is subject to express revocation at any time except to the extent that action has been taken in reliance on this consent. Unless express revocation is made, this consent is revoked upon conclusion of the MDH's investigation. A photocopy of this release shall be as valid as the original. I also agree to permit and hereby authorize the MDH to use my name and/or records in any legal proceeding arising out of this matter.
NAME: (please print) __________________________________
DATE: ___________________________
SIGNATURE authorizing release of information:
_______________________________________________________
If not signed by the client involved in the matter, what is your relationship to the client?
_______________________________________________________
