Fact Sheet outlining key details of what will change and what will stay the same for patients and providers when the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declared by the Secretary of HHS under Public Health Service Act section 319 (referred to below as the “COVID-19 PHE”) PHE ends. Read More
Office for Civil Rights
Sections of information such as About Us, Filing a Complaint with OCR, Other Languages, Civil Rights, Conscience and Religious Freedom, HIPAA, OCR and the Opioid Crisis, Newsroom. Read More
HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Advance Non-discrimination in Health and Human Service Programs for LGBTQI+ Community
Proposal reaffirms federal protections against discrimination in HHS grants and makes clear civil rights protections previously restricted Read More
HHS Issues New Strengthened Conscience and Religious Nondiscrimination Proposed Rule
Proposed changes would increase access to care and prevent discrimination against conscience and religious discrimination. Read More
What is cerebral palsy?
Summarizes what cerebral palsy (CP) is, types of CP, causes, risk factors, etc. Read More
CMS Offers Roadmap for States to Help Connect Children with Complex Medical Conditions to Critical Medicaid Services
Guidance on a new optional Medicaid “health home” benefit that can help connect children with cerebral palsy and other complex medical conditions to care. Read More
IS-21.23 Civil Rights and FEMA Disaster Assistance
This one-hour course can help participants identify the purpose of the FEMA Civil Rights Program and the protections it offers and identify strategies to ensure the civil rights of FEMA customers. Read More
Civil Rights and COVID-19
This webpage outlines guidance and legal responsibilities of providers and health systems to provide and/or maintain established crisis standards of care to ensure equitable access to care. Read More