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            <NAME>Office for Civil Rights</NAME>
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<p>This proposed rule would revise regulations under, among other statutes, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to address unlawful discrimination on the basis of disability in certain vital HHS-funded health and human services programs. Covered topics include non-discrimination in life-sustaining care, organ transplantation, suicide prevention services, child welfare programs and services, health care value assessment methodologies, accessible medical equipment, auxiliary aids and services, Crisis Standards of Care and other relevant health and human services activities.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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        <RFA_SECTION_610_REVIEW>Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review</RFA_SECTION_610_REVIEW>
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            <CFR>45 CFR 84</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>sec. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 19</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/00/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
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        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Carla</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Carter</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Supervisory Civil Rights Analyst</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>0945</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office for Civil Rights</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OCR</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>800 368-1019</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>ocrmail@hhs.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>200 Independence Avenue SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20201</ZIP>
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