---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 17.251"
title: "43"
number: "17.251"
heading: "Drug and alcohol addicts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/17.251"
---

# §17.251. Drug and alcohol addicts.


A recipient that operates a general hospital or outpatient facility may not discriminate in admission or treatment against a drug or alcohol abuser or addict who is suffering from a medical condition, because of the person's drug or alcohol abuse or addiction.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 29546, July 7, 1982, unless otherwise noted.