Other health care providers to protect patient confidentiality. Patients as residents of nursing homes. Federal laws address confidentiality as a part of many other specific programs. Therefore, it is wise to safeguard the privacy of all patients equally. For more information on ways to avoid a breach of patient confidentiality.
Federal law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, applies to government employers. The Age Discrimination Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination based on age above 40. Applies to employers with more than 20 employees. Applies to most employers. A disabled person is one who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.