HHS Final Rule Clarifies Gender Dysphoria Not a Disability Under Rehabilitation Act Section 504

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a final rule clarifying that, under HHS regulations, gender dysphoria not resulting from physical impairments does not qualify as a disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This rule applies to all programs and activities that receive HHS funding, aligning the agency's regulations with exclusions Congress wrote into law.