Webinar: Complying with OCR Section 1557: Nondiscrimination, Interpreters, Required Signs
Webinar
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Eastern Standard Time
This webinar will discuss Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which applies to all hospitals (including Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and other healthcare providers such as physician offices and nursing homes. The law addresses nondiscrimination, required signs and notices, interpreters, a civil rights law for healthcare providers, and more. Section 1557 forbids discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin, age and disability and it the first law to prohibit discrimination based on sex, in covered health programs and activities.
This program will discuss case law regarding several issues of importance to hospitals and changes by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR).
Attendees will also learn about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recognition that there were no prohibitions in the hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) on gender identities, which can be a barrier to seeking care. While CMS decided not to include the law in two separate places within the CoPs, CMS can refer and issue to the OCR.
This program will provide resources and information to help meet the education requirements to ensure your employees understand and abide by this law.