OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY ISSUES RULE: RESCINDING PORTIONS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TITLE VI REGULATIONS TO ALIGN WITH THE STATUTORY TEXT AND CONFORM TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 14281

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a rule called: Rescinding Portions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Title VI Regulations To Align With the Statutory Text and Conform to Executive Order 14281.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 24 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: By this rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to remove provisions that impose or exemplify liability based on disparate impact. These amendments align the Department's regulations with the best reading of Title VI's statutory text, avoid constitutional concerns, r...