HHS OCR rescinds 2023 retail pharmacy nondiscrimination guidance
- Date
- Actor
- HHS Office for Civil Rights
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Type
- Guidance/memo
Summary
HHS publishes a Federal Register notice rescinding its September 29, 2023 "Guidance to Nation's Retail Pharmacies" on obligations under federal civil rights laws to ensure nondiscriminatory access to health care at pharmacies (2023 guidance addressing pharmacy nondiscrimination primarily in access to reproductive health care, including contraception and medication abortion, post-Dobbs; the rescinded guidance itself did not address gender identity), reverting to earlier 2022 guidance. Effective on publication. (see also section 2)
Status
In effect; 2023 guidance rescinded.
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Documents
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Rescission of Guidance to Nation's Retail Pharmacies: Obligations Under Federal Civil Rights Laws to Ensure Nondiscriminatory Access to Health Care at Pharmacies (Issued September 29, 2023), 91 Fed. Reg. 3520 (Jan. 27, 2026).