Office for Civil Rights

HHS, OCR Close Case on Medical Racial Discrimination, Care Access

March 8, 2023 - The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has officially reached an agreement with Florida’s Hillsborough County Fire and Rescue to ensure patient access to care and health equity following an investigation into racial discrimination. The agreement includes a revised nondiscrimination policy for Hillsborough County Fire and Rescue to ensure...

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HHS to Restore Religious Nondiscrimination Rules for Patient Care Access

by Sara Heath

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making moves to reverse a 2019 rule that expanded religious nondiscrimination and moral conscience protections. The agency said this latest action...

RI, MA Skilled Nursing Facilities Resolve Discrimination Allegations

by Jill McKeon

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), along with the US attorney’s offices in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, reached an agreement with 12 of Genesis HealthCare’s skilled nursing facilities...