Patient Engagement November 16, 2023
The Updated Language Access Plan builds on previous legal provisions prohibiting discrimination and requiring adequate language supports for patients.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is cracking down on language access and patient rights to medical interpreters as a part of agency efforts to improve health equity.
The HHS Language Access Plan aims to bust language barriers and support patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) by going beyond protections afforded in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. These laws have historically worked together to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, and...
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