Fierce Healthcare April 29, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule reinstating certain regulatory protections against discrimination in healthcare that were stripped in a previous Trump-era rule.
The final rule expands Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin, age and disability for certain health activities, by codifying that Section 1557’s prohibition against discrimination based on sex includes LGTBQI+ patients, according to an HHS press release.
HHS’ rule also clarifies that nondiscrimination applies to telehealth care and artificial intelligence used for patient care under the ACA.
Hospitals, providers and payers, among others, will now be on the hook for ensuring compliance with civil rights rules in health technology.
The rule...
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