Weekly News Wire | October 4, 2026

Federal Court Vacates Community Integration Provisions In HHS Section 504 Rule

On September 23, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated community integration provisions in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) 2024 Section 504 rule. The provisions required federally funded health and human service programs to provide services in the most integrated setting appropriate for people with disabilities and addressed practices that place people with disabilities at serious risk of institutionalization.

The order does not vacate Section 504 itself, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Supreme Court's Olmstead v. L.C. decision, or other provisions of the 2024 HHS . . .

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