0945-AA02 201604 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Nondiscrimination Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

This final rule implements prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability as provided in section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 provides protection from discrimination in health programs and activities of covered entities. This section also identifies additional forms of Federal financial assistance to which the section will apply.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No Not Yet Determined 42 U.S.C. 18116 No NPRM 09/08/2015 80 FR 54172 NPRM Comment Period End 11/09/2015 Final Action 05/00/2016 Yes Governmental Jurisdictions Federal Yes No www.ocr.gov/ocr/civilrights Yes No Eileen Hanrahan Senior Civil Rights Analyst 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 202 205-4925 eileen.hanrahan@hhs.gov 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington DC 20201