A recipient to which this subpart applies that operates or supervises a program or activity that provides aid, benefits, or services for persons who are institutionalized because of handicap shall ensure that each qualified handicapped person, as defined in Sec. 15b.3(n)(2), in its program or activity is provided an appropriate education, as defined in Sec. 15b.22(b). Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as altering in any way the obligations of recipients under subpart D. [47 FR 25470, June 11, 1982, as amended at 68 FR 51343, Aug. 26, 2003]