34 CFR § 104.53 - Drug and alcohol addicts.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s104.53"
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title: "34 CFR § 104.53 - Drug and alcohol addicts."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "104.53"
section_name: "Drug and alcohol addicts."
chapter_name: "OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "104"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1405; 29 U.S.C. 794; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 30936, May 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 104.53 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.