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Federal and State Legislation

NHeLP Comments on Senate Finance Committee's Proposals on Health Care Coverage (May '09)
Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
Medicaid and SCHIP Reimbursement Models for Language Services: 2007 Update (May '07)
S. 1833/H.R. 3459: The Healthcare Equality and Accountability Access Act of 2003 (Oct. '03)
S.2091: Closing the Health Care Gap Act of 2004
Testimony of NHeLP's Mara Youdelman Before the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (July 2003)
State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March ’08), and Other State Documents
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
  1. California: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. AB 801 (2003) -- Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Physicians Act
  3. NHeLP Comments on Proposed CA LEP Regulations (March '06)
  4. State of California's Proposed LEP Regulations (Dec. '05)
  5. Language Barriers Pose a Risk for California HMO Enrollees (May '06)
  6. California Bill - AB 800 (Feb. '06)
  7. California Bill - AB 1195 (Feb. '06)
  8. Survey from Alameda County on the State of Language Access in Hospitals (June '05)
  9. Limited English Proficient Enrollee Access to Health Plan Grievance Systems (Jan. ‘05)
  10. Monterey Park, CA Language Access Ordinance (April '04)
  11. California Health Plans and Language Access (Nov. '01)
  12. California releases HMO Report Card (Oct '01)
- Colorado
- Connecticut
  1. Connecticut: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. CT Law Requires Reimbursement of Interpreters in Medicaid (July '07)
  3. Medical Interpretation Issue Briefs (May '07)
  4. Estimates for the Cost of Interpretation Services for Connecticut Medicaid Recipients (Sept. '06)
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
  1. DC: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Washington, DC's Language Access Act - Signed by the Mayor (April '04)
- Florida
- Georgia
  1. Georgia: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Plan for Client Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency and Sensory Impairment (May '04)
- Hawaii
  1. Hawaii: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Language Access Bill (2006)
  3. Report to the Governor of Hawai`i and the 24th State Legislature As Required under the Provisions of Act 290 - Language Access Law, Session Laws of Hawai`i (2006)
- Idaho
- Illinois
  1. Illinois: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. SB 2342, Reimbursement for language services for Medicaid enrollee (Feb. 04)
- Indiana
  1. Indiana: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Commission on health care interpreters and translators – HB 1350 (March '04)
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
  1. Maryland: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene: Policy on Equal Access to DHMH Services by Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (March '08)
- Massachusetts
  1. Massachusetts: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Emergency Room Interpreter Law – Information and Resources (Feb. '04)
- Michigan
- Minnesota
  1. Minnesota: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Hennepin County LEP Policy (Oct. '04)
- Missouri
  1. Missouri: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Missouri Hospital Association -- Website for Translated Materials (March '05)
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
  1. New Jersey: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Cultural Competency Education Requirements
- New Mexico
- New York
  1. New York: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. New York State Conference on Increasing Language Access to Healthcare: Toward Effective State and National Policies (Feb. '08)
  3. Know Your Rights to Hospital Financial Assistance (NY Immigration Coalition)
  4. Know Your Rights Under New York State's Language Assistance Law (New York Immigration Coalition)
  5. News Release: State Creates Patient Protection to Overcome Hospital Communication Barriers (Sept. '06)
  6. Policy Update: New York State Department of Health Requires Hospitals to Provide Language Assistance Services for Limited-English-Proficient Patients and Hearing and Vision Impaired New Yorkers (Sept. '06)
  7. Text of Regulations: New York State Requires Hospitals to Provide Language Assistance Services for LEP Patients (Sept. '06)
  8. St. Vincents' Agreement with Attorney General re Language Assistance (Aug. '06)
  9. Policy Update: New York State Department of Health Proposed Hospital Regulations (Oct. '05)
  10. Resolution Agreement between the New York Attorney General and Faxton St. Luke's Health Care (April '04)
  11. Resolution Agreement between the New York Attorney General and St. Elizabeth Medical Center (April '04)
  12. Critical Civil Rights Victory for LEP Beneficiaries in New York (Jan '00)
- North Carolina
  1. North Carolina: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Final Report of the Latino Health Task Force (Oct. '04)
  3. Revised NC Voluntary Compliance Agreement (Oct '04)
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
  1. Oregon: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Health Care Interpreters Statutes (March '04)
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
  1. Rhode Island: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. General Laws sec 23-17-54 – Provision of Interpreter Services (Feb. '04)
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
  1. Texas: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Medicaid Interpreter Services Pilot: Report on Program Effectiveness and Feasibility of Statewide Expansion (Jan. 2007)
  3. S.B. 376 (2005)
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
  1. Virginia: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Health Care Services for Virginians Resource Guide
  3. Coverage of Interpreter and Translation Services for Fee-for-Service Medicaid Recipients Progress Report
  4. Senate Resolution No. 22 (2004)
- Washington
  1. Washington: Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care (March '08)
  2. WA Requires Education on Multicultural Health for Health Professionals
  3. Reyes v. Thompson Agreement of Settlement and Consent Order (1991)
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming

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