i had this bug too, and then i tried loading my latest save, and then i walked around to be behind lee behind the reception desk, the game loads into the examination room, letting me progress into the game normally.
if i talk to lee beside the bell (outside the desk) yes, the bug will still occur. so don't forget to walk behind lee to talk to him :)
Thank you for responding, and thank you to the OP for explaining where the glitch was, what version you were on, and what you did to try to fix it. I opened the game to check, and it's true. It was a surprise to me that the player is able to speak to Lee from the other side of the counter at all. I will amend that the next time I go in for bug fixes.
