0945-AA11 202004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities

This rulemaking would finalize, with appropriate changes in response to public comments, the proposed rule implementing section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and conforming amendments to related HHS rules.  Section 1557 of PPACA prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability under any health program or activity, any part of which is receiving Federal financial assistance, including credits, subsidies, or contracts of insurance, or under any program or activity that is administered by an Executive Agency or any entity established under title l of the PPACA.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No Deregulatory 42 CFR 438 42 CFR 440 42 CFR 460 45 CFR 86 45 CFR 92 45 CFR 147 45 CFR 155 and 156 sec. 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18116) Yes NPRM 06/14/2019 84 FR 27846 NPRM Comment Period End 08/13/2019 Final Action 06/00/2020 Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Federal Local State No https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/06/14/2019-11512/nondiscrimination-in-health-and-health-education-programs-or-activit Yes No 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS Joint Luben Montoya Section Chief, Civil Rights Division 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 800 368-1019 800 537-7697 ocrmail@hhs.gov 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20201