KVHC Optometry

This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals. This entity receives HRSA Health Center Program grant funding under 42 U.S.C. §  254b and has been deemed a Public Health Service employee for purpose of certain liability protections, including Federal Tort Claims Act coverage, under 42 U.S.C. §  233(g)-(n).


Katahdin Valley Health Center is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Katahdin Valley Health Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or predisposition, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, religion or faith, political beliefs, citizenship, veteran status, protected activity under the Maine Whistleblowers Protection Act, filing a prior claim under the Workers Compensation Act, and sexual orientation.

If you wish to file a Civil Rights complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866)632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.