45 CFR 92.2 : Public Welfare (Part 1 To Parts 2557-2599) — (Part 1 To Parts 171-199) — Department Of Health And Human Services (Part 1 To Parts 171-199) — General Administration (Part 1 To § 101.93) — Nondiscrimination On The Basis Of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Age, Or Disability In Health Programs Or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance And Health Programs Or Activities Administered By The Department Of Health And Human Services Or Entities Established Under Title I Of The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (§ 92.1 To Appendix C To Part 92) — General Provisions (§ 92.1 To § 92.8) — Application.

(a) Except as provided otherwise in this part, this part applies to every health program or activity, any part of which receives Federal financial assistance provided or made available by the Department; every health program or activity administered by the Department; and every health program or activity administered by a Title I entity.

(b)(1) Exclusions to the application of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as set forth at 45 CFR 91.3(b)(1), apply to claims of discrimination based on age under Section 1557 or this part.

(2) Insofar as the application of any requirement under this part would violate applicable Federal statutory protections for religious freedom and conscience, such application shall not be required.

(c) Any provision of this part held to be invalid or unenforceable by its terms, or as applied to any person or circumstance, shall be construed so as to continue to give maximum effect to the provision permitted by law, unless such holding shall be one of utter invalidity or unenforceability, in which event the provision shall be severable from this part and shall not affect the remainder thereof or the application of the provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other, dissimilar circumstances.