Provider Obligations for Providers of Health Care and Social Services
This web-page outlines the nondiscrimination and civil-rights obligations that health-care and social-services providers must meet if they receive HHS funding or act as covered entities.
The page explains what it means to be a “covered entity” under the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at HHS and identifies the key federal statutes and regulations—such as Title VI, the Rehabilitation Act, Title IX, the Age Discrimination Act, and Section 1557 of the ACA—that prohibit discrimination by race, color, national origin, disability, age, religion, or sex.
It also provides resources for providers to understand their obligations, including sample assurances of compliance, guidance on what programs must do to serve individuals fairly, and links to tools for ensuring meaningful access (such as for persons with limited English proficiency or disabilities).
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