Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires healthcare employers to protect their medical staff and employees from harassment and discrimination. The purpose of this part is to implement section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (42 USC 18116), which prohibits discrimination.Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Title VII also requires healthcare employers to protect their medical staff and employees from harassment and discrimination even if the actor is a patient. That is a legitimate claim under Title VII that sex was unlawfully taken into account in the adverse employment action.