HHS Civil Rights, HIPAA & The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

On March 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights published a bulletin to ensure that entities covered by civil rights authorities keep in mind their obligations under laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, and exercise of conscience and religion in HHS-funded programs. The Office for Civil Rights enforces Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in HHS funded health programs or activities. These laws . . .