Proposed Rule, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

Thank you for the opportunity to provide public comment on behalf of The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), The Catholic Medical Association (CMA), the National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD), and the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA (NACN-USA), to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We are responding to the proposal to revise 45 CFR 84.4(g) in the regulation implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (Rehabilitation Act) as amended in 1992 (29 U.S.C. § 705(20(F)(i)), as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended in 1990 (ADA: 42 U.S.C. 12211(b)(1)). Our comments address the proposed revisions as they apply to recipients of HHS funding previously addressed in “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance,” 89 FR 40066 (“2024 Final Rule”), published on May 9, 2024. Read more below.