[OAC 5101-9-11]

All programs, services, and benefits which are administered, supervised, authorized and/or participated in by the CDHS, PCSA, CSEA, and the county agency contract providers, shall be operated in accordance with the nondiscriminatory requirements pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, where applicable; and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.

No person(s) shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex or religion, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program, service or benefit authorized or provided by the ODHS.

The Director of ODHS, having ultimate responsibility for the administration of the agency, and for the implementation of civil rights regulations within the department and within its service area, shall carry out the department's nondiscriminatory obligations and policy commitment through the following methods of administration. The director of the county agency has the responsibility for implementing civil rights regulations within its service system.