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This proposed rule would revise 45 CFR Part 85 under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to address discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities conducted by HHS. HHS revised 45 CFR Part 84 under Section 504 in May of 2024 (see Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (RIN 0945-AA15)) and now intends to hold itself to the same nondiscrimination standards to which it holds recipients of HHS funding. Covered topics will include nondiscrimination in medical treatment, accessible medical equipment, accessible communications, compliance procedures, coordination responsibilities, and other disability discrimination issues covered in 45 CFR Part 84, save for web, mobile, and kiosk accessibility requirements that are already covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.