Discriminatory practices in health and welfare services.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 28-97
in effectSec. 28-97. - Discriminatory practices in health and welfare services.
(a) Generally. It is a discriminatory practice to do any of the following acts based upon the race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, immigration status, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, military status, protective hairstyle, or disability of any individual:
(1) To communicate, publish, advertise or represent or cause to be communicated, published, advertised or represented by any health and welfare agency or owner, supervisor, staff person, director, manager or officer thereof, excluding governmental entities and political subdivisions, that any of the services, programs, benefits, facilities or privileges of any health or welfare agency are withheld from or denied to any person;
(2) For any health and welfare agency or worker, supervisor, staff person, director, manager or officer thereof, excluding governmental entities and political subdivisions, to deny or refuse to provide access to any of the services, programs, benefits, facilities, or privileges of any health or welfare agency.
(b) Exceptions.
(1) Section 28-97 does not apply to religious entities.
(2) Section 28-97 does not apply to insurance risk classification.
(Ord. No. 623-90, § 2, 10-15-90; Ord. No. 934-01, § 8, 11-5-01; Ord. No. 29-20, § 7, 1-27-20; Ord. No. 773-21, § 8, 8-2-21)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH28HURI_ARTIVPRDIEMHOCOSPPUACEDINHEWESE_S28-97DIPRHEWESEFetched: 10/27/2026