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
HHS Announces New Divisions Within the Office for Civil Rights to Better Address Growing Need of Enforcement in Recent Years
Through these divisions, OCR safeguards non-discriminatory access to health and human services, and provides tools for covered entities to comply with their obligations and individuals to understand their rights under the law. 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