[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR15b.38]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 15b_NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR 
ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart F_Other Aid, Benefits, or Services
 
Sec. 15b.38  Health care facilities.

    (a) Communications. A recipient that provides notice concerning 
benefits or services or written material concerning waivers of rights or 
consent to treatment shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure 
that qualified handicapped persons, including those with impaired 
sensory or speaking skills, are not denied effective notice because of 
their handicap.
    (b) Emergency treatment for the hearing impaired. A recipient 
hospital that provides health services or benefits shall establish a 
procedure for effective communication with persons with impaired hearing 
for the purpose of providing emergency health care.
    (c) Drug and alcohol addicts. A recipient to which this subpart 
applies that operates a general hospital or outpatient facility may not 
discriminate in admission or treatment against a drug or alcohol abuser 
or alcoholic who is suffering from a medical condition, because of the 
person's drug or alcohol abuse or alcoholism.

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