Not sure how to go about doing that? The People’s CDC has you covered.
Here is a Sample Reasonable Accommodations Request. We recommend you send this request to your hospital leadership, as well as the General Counsel, and your provider. Here is a list of Hospital CEOs that you can refer to:
We recommend calling to follow up, being confident and persistent! We are in this together.
Subject: Reasonable Accommodations Request
To: Clinic director, provider, hospital general counsel, your physician, ADA office if there is one.
Because I have a medical condition that, according to the CDC, makes me at high risk for severe COVID outcomes, my functional limitation is that I can only participate in indoor spaces which require universal masking and other layers of protection against airborne viruses. I am requesting reasonable accommodations as guaranteed by the ADA that all my upcoming visits in the next six months take place in a universally masked setting. Additionally, I request
1. A guarantee that I will not encounter a single unmasked person for the duration of my visit, including other visitors, hospital staff or other patients.
2. All of my providers will wear an N95 mask at all times in my presence
3. Additional air ventilation will be provided for my visit, I am happy to bring my own HEPA purifier to assist with this.
4. I will be seen, treated, and in post-op in a private room which I will not share with any other patient.
5. All providers who see me will certify that they have not tested positive for COVID nor been exposed to COVID in the past ten days, and complete a COVID symptom screening
Please confirm how you will be able to meet my request. I would appreciate a written response to my request. Thank you so much in advance.
