[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR90.15]



[Page 427]

 

                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 90_NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES 

RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart B_What is Age Discrimination?

 

Sec.  90.15  Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination. 

Reasonable factors other than age.



    A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by 

Sec.  90.12 which is based on a factor other than age, even though that 

action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages. 

An action may be based on a factor other than age only if the factor 

bears a direct and substantial relationship to the normal operation of 

the program or activity or to the achievement of a statutory objective.