Industry Note:
Nondiscrimination Requirements Get More Stringent
Published on Thu Jun 30, 2016
You’ll need a new notice of nondiscrimination for your patients, based on a final rule published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) last month. The final rule, “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities,” takes aim at discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Among other areas, the rule addresses “transgender individuals who have [...]