OCR Finalizes Rules Barring Discrimination Based On Disability, Clarifies Grantees Must Comply With Bostock

The Biden administration this week finalized two non-discrimination rules, including one that ensures programs that get HHS funding do not discriminate against people with disabilities, which HHS touts as the most significant update to the rules preventing such discrimination in more than 50 years. HHS’ Office for Civil Rights also finalized the HHS grants rule clarifying and reaffirming that services funded by the department, including those provided to refugees, children, the unhoused and others, do not discriminate on the basis...