Health Colorado complies with applicable Federal and State civil rights laws and does not discriminate against persons or individuals eligible to enroll in the Accountable Care Collaborative on the basis of race, color, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, creed, political beliefs or disability, handicap (including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS related conditions and shall not use any policy or practice that has the effect of discriminating on the basis of race, color, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, creed, political beliefs, disability, handicap (including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS related conditions . Health Colorado shall not discriminate against Members in enrollment and re-enrollment on the basis of health status or need for health care services. Health Colorado shall not condition the provision of care or otherwise discriminate against an individual based on whether or not the individual has executed an advance directive. Health Colorado will ensure that its employees and contracted providers observe and protect these rights.