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Federal Laws and Policies to Ensure Access to Health Care …

(1 days ago) Webits only recognized language (because federal law “preempts” any conflicting state law).20 Since Title VI applies to the receipt of federal funds, a health care provider cannot forego his/ her obligations under federal law. In addition, your state’s English-only laws may …

https://healthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Federal-Language-Access-Laws.pdf

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Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language …

(8 days ago) Weband regulations addressing language access in health care a number of times. Initially appearing in our “Ensuring Linguistic Access” publication, the survey has grown over the …

https://healthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Language-Access-NHeLP-50StateSurvey.pdf

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HHS Language Access Plan

(9 days ago) WebThe 10 elements of the Language Access Plan should be implemented holistically and in a complementary manner. To the extent practicable, action steps should occur in tandem …

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/language-access-plan-2023.pdf

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Breaking Language Barriers: Biden-Harris Administration …

(3 days ago) WebBreaking Language Barriers: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Plan to Address Language Barriers and Strengthen Language Access The HHS …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/11/15/breaking-language-barriers-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-plan-address-language-barriers-strengthen-language-access.html

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HHS Takes Action to Break Language Barriers HHS.gov

(7 days ago) WebIn addition to updating language access plans across the Department, HHS is awarding $4 Million for a new language access initiative.. Today, the U.S. Department …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/10/06/hhs-takes-action-break-language-barriers.html

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Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs …

(8 days ago) WebWith growing concerns about racial, ethnic, and language disparities in health care and the need for the health care systems to accommodate increasingly …

https://healthlaw.org/resource/summary-of-state-law-requirements-addressing-language-needs-in-health-care-2/

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The Legal Framework for Language Access in Healthcare Settings: …

(3 days ago) WebCalifornia continues to have more laws addressing language access in health settings than any other state—over 70 to date. 12. A Patchwork Quilt: Variability …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2150609/

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Welcome to LEP.gov

(Just Now) WebThe mission of LEP.gov is to share resources to expand and improve language assistance services for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), in compliance with federal law. It is maintained by the Federal …

https://www.lep.gov/

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Guide To Developing A Language Access Plan - Centers for …

(1 days ago) WebReception. The language access plan should include how the organization will provide language access services when patients check in for an appointment, seek directions, …

https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/Language-Access-Plan-508.pdf

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The Medical Tongue: U.S. Laws And Policies On Language Access

(8 days ago) WebAbstract. For twenty-three million Americans who speak English less than “very well,” language barriers lead to lower quality of and worse access to health care. …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.27.2.424

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Free Language Access Healthcare Resources Chart - Health …

(9 days ago) WebFree Resources on Promoting Language Access in Healthcare Summary The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Civil Rights, Diversity, and …

https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hrsa/about/organization/bureaus/ocrdi/free-language-access-healthcare-resources-chart-07182023.pdf

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Language Access Laws — Cross-Cultural Communications

(5 days ago) WebThe National Health Law (NHeLP) Report lists and describes each state’s statutes with a particular focus on healthcare, interpreter competencies and cultural competence …

https://www.cultureandlanguage.net/language-access-laws

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Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces Historic …

(3 days ago) WebActions are the latest in a series of steps the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to improve safety, provide support for care workers and family caregivers, and to …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/22/fact-sheet-vice-president-harris-announces-historic-advancements-in-long-term-care-to-support-the-care-economy/

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HHS Language Access Plan 2023 HHS.gov

(8 days ago) WebFor Individuals. Special Topics in Civil Rights. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) HHS Language Access Plan 2023. Navigate to: Languages. HHS Language …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/language-access-plan-2023/index.html

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Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Improving Healthcare Access and

(2 days ago) WebAthens, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, members of the General Assembly, and other …

https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-04-19/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-improving-healthcare-access-and-affordability

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Health Care Proxy HSS

(1 days ago) WebA health care proxy is a document that allows you to appoint another person (s) as your health care agent to make health care decisions on your behalf if you are no longer …

https://www.hss.edu/health-care-proxy.asp

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Federal Agencies Launch Portal for Public Reporting of …

(7 days ago) WebOn April 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Justice Department, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an online portal for the …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/health_law/section-news/2024/april/federal-agencies-launch-portal-for-public-reporting-of-anticompetitive-practices-in-the-health-care-sector/

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Keep Essential Care: Language Access - National Health Law …

(8 days ago) WebKeep Essential Care: Language Access. COVID19 is having an unprecedented impact on the lives of billions of people. But a robust and effective …

https://healthlaw.org/keep-essential-care-language-access/

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Fact Sheet on FTC’s Proposed Final Noncompete Rule

(6 days ago) WebReduced health care costs: $74-$194 billion in reduced spending on physician services over the next decade. New business formation: 2.7% increase in the rate of new …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/fact-sheet-ftcs-proposed-final-noncompete-rule

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Senate Passes 2024-25 Budget Addressing Critical Priorities for …

(7 days ago) WebLanguage to lower the medical cannabis tax rate from 7% to 3.15% and direct revenue to counties in order to keep them whole. $7.5 billion invested in New …

https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/senate-passes-2024-25-budget-addressing-critical-priorities-new

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Health Care Law Monthly - Alston & Bird

(2 days ago) WebHEALTH CARE LAW MONTHLY welcomes your comments and opinions. Please direct all correspondence and editorial questions to: Adriana Scior-tino, LexisNexis Matthew …

https://www.alston.com/-/media/files/insights/publications/2012/10/searches-of-hospital-patients-their-rooms-and--bel/files/hcmonthlyoct2012burnette/fileattachment/hcmonthlyoct2012burnette.pdf

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Health Insurance Program - NJ Protect

(2 days ago) WebNJ Protect applications with documentation may be sent via FAX to: AmeriHealth: 609-662-2566. Horizon: 973-274-2226. NJ Protect is offered by two carriers: AmeriHealth of New …

https://www.nj.gov/dobi/division_insurance/njprotect/index.htm

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Limited English Proficiency (LEP) HHS.gov

(2 days ago) WebThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its updated Language Access Plan. HHS took the next step in working to ensure greater …

https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/special-topics/limited-english-proficiency/index.html

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Halachic Health Care Proxy - Rabbinical Council of America

(1 days ago) WebThis Halachic Health Care Proxy, revised in August of 2009, is designed to help ensure that all medical and post-death decisions made by others on your behalf will be made in …

http://www.rabbis.org/pdfs/FINAL_Revised_Halachic_Health_Care_Proxy.pdf

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UNFPA warns of threats to sexual and reproductive health

(5 days ago) WebThe UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned in a new report that political and social polarisation has put at risk decades of gains in ending inequalities in sexual …

https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/20-04-2024-unfpa-warns-of-threats-to-sexual-and-reproductive-health

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Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided in Emergency Abortion …

(4 days ago) WebThe justices weighed whether a federal law aimed at protecting access to emergency medical care superseded Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. By Abbie …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/us/politics/supreme-court-idaho-abortion-ban.html

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Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs …

(6 days ago) WebIn December 2005, the National Health Law Program updated its report Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care. The …

https://healthlaw.org/resource/summary-of-state-law-requirements-addressing-language-needs-in-health-care/

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Married Frontline Health Care Workers' Wrongful COVID-19

(7 days ago) WebIn an unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reinstated a Bergen County Superior Court wrongful-death suit in favor of the family of married health care aides …

https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/04/24/married-frontline-health-care-workers-wrongful-covid-19-death-lawsuit-reinstated-by-appellate-division/

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The fate of emergency abortion care rests with Supreme Court

(Just Now) WebIt also meant that Memorial Regional, flagship of a public health system, had violated a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care, officials at the …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04/23/emergency-abortions-supreme-court-emtala/

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2023 Language Access Annual Progress Report - HHS.gov

(1 days ago) WebThe Office for Civil Rights submits this first annual report regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS or Department) efforts to provide meaningful access …

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/language-access-report-2023.pdf

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Short Paper #5: The ACA and Language Access - National Health …

(3 days ago) WebHealth care reform offered many opportunitiesto improve language access by including specific provisions to increase funding, resources, and services. NHeLP …

https://healthlaw.org/resource/short-paper-5-the-aca-and-language-access/

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Supreme Court divided over access to emergency abortions AP …

(2 days ago) WebWASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. …

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-emergencies-hospitals-doctors-45766f0a1ab576ce0f6515c5a1bd9e2a

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Language Access in Health Care Statement of Principles

(2 days ago) Webfacilitating access to care, reducing health disparities and medical errors, and assuring a patient’s ability to adhere to treatment plans. Principle 2 Competent health care …

https://healthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Language-Access-Statement-of-Principles.pdf

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase …

(5 days ago) Web“Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services” (“Access Rule”) creates historic national standards that will allow people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-takes-historic-action-increase-access-quality-care-support-families-care-workers.html

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