HHS OCR Issues Guidance Regarding Obligations Under the Disability Provisions of Section 504 and Section 1557

Published: 01/08/2025

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Assisted Living,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
  • Dialysis Facilities,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Home Health,
  • Hospitals,
  • Community Mental Health Centers,
  • All Healthcare Organizations,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Office-Based Surgery,
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
  • Clinical Lab,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Behavioral Health - Inpatient,
  • Hospice,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance about obligations under the disability provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and 1557 of the Accordable Care Act.   

In May 2024, HHS OCR published a final rule updating regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any program and activity receiving Federal financi…

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