Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary 45 CFR Part 92 RIN 0945-AA02 AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or “the Department”) is issuing this proposed rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Section 1557). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs and activities. Section 1557(c) of the ACA authorizes the Secretary of the Department to promulgate regulations to implement the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 1557. In addition, the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations for the Department's governance, conduct, and performance of its business, including, here, how HHS will apply the standards of Section 1557 to HHS-administered health programs and activities. DATES: Submit comments on or before November 9, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN Number 0945-AA02, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: You may submit electronic comments at http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting electronic comments. Attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Excel; however, we prefer Microsoft Word. Regular, Express, or Overnight Mail: You may mail written comments (one original and two copies) to the following address only: U.S. Department…