Rights set for American Indian medical care

DENVER (AP) – A civil rights complaint that a Colorado Native American woman did not get proper medical treatment has been settled.

The settlement between the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and Southwest Health Systems Inc. establishes new policies to ensure tribal members who come off reservations for medical treatment don't face discrimination.

The complaint filed by the commission indicated there had been a persistent problem with American Indians being turned away from Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez for years. According to the Denver Post, the complaint was filed by the commission because the woman who said she had been raped did not want to get involved.

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Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com