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Grievance Contact Information
The person submitting this grievance:
Patient
Patient Representative
Patient's Practitioner
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The person submitting this grievance-Contact Information:

Name:
Address:
City:	State:
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The Patient's Information:

Patient Name:
Patient ID:

Indicate Your Relationship To The Patient:

Grievance Information
Name of Health Plan:

Provider name and contact information of the person referenced in this grievance.

Name:
Address:
City:	State:
Zip:	Phone:

Relationship To Patient:

Description of Grievance
Please describe your grievance in as much detail as possible; include dates and names. We will notify you within five (5) calendar days of our receipt of the grievance. We will respond in writing within no more than 30 calendar days of our receipt.

If Applicable
Please provide the name, address, and phone number of the provider
involved in this report:
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The California Department of Managed Health Care is responsible for regulating health care service plans. If you have a grievance against OptumHealth Physical Health of California, you should first call 800-428-6337 "or for TDDY services call 1-(888) 877-5379 (voice), or 1-(888) 877-5378 (TDDY)" to and use OptumHealth's grievance process before contacting the department. Utilizing this grievance procedure does not prohibit any potential legal rights or remedies that may be available to you. If you need help with a grievance involving an emergency, a grievance that has not been satisfactorily resolved by your health plan, or a grievance that has remained unresolved for more than 30 days, you may call the department for assistance. You may also be eligible for an Independent Medical Review (IMR). If you are eligible for IMR, the IMR process will provide an impartial review of medical decisions made by a health plan related to the medical necessity of a proposed service or treatment, coverage decisions for treatments that are experimental or investigational in nature and payment disputes for emergency or urgent medical services. The department also has a toll-free telephone number
(1-888-HMO-2219) and a TDD line (1-877-688-9891) or (1-800-735-2929) for the hearing and speech impaired. The department's Internet Web site http://www.hmohelp.ca.gov has complaint forms, IMR application forms and instructions online.

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