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Ounce of Prevention: Are You Providing Free Translators for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency?

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Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? Recent regulatory language makes clear that most healthcare providers must provide free translators or interpreters for patients with limited English...more

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HHS Promotes Improved Accessibility To Department-Funded Activities for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency

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On November 15, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its updated Language Access Plan (Updated Plan) to further ensure that the limited English proficiency (LEP) community and individuals with...more

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Providers Must Offer Effective Communication for Hearing-Impaired or Face ‘Robust Enforcement’

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The U.S. government entered into two recent settlements with healthcare providers who allegedly denied deaf and hearing-impaired patients or their caregivers auxiliary aids for effective communication. These settlements...more

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Healthcare Provider Obligations For Individuals With Limited English Proficiency

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This summer I wrote about the dangers of English-only policies in this age of multiculturalism. These policies tend to emerge more frequently in the healthcare workplace, the reason being – the provision of quality care is...more

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Countdown to Compliance for Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

If you are an entity covered by Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), you have less than a week to prepare your non-discrimination notices and taglines. The final rule implementing...more

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