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Public meeting notice
September 2, 2003
Contact: Bonnie Widerburg (503) 731-4180
Technical contact: Toni Phipps (503) 947-5438
Council on Health Care Interpreters
The Council on Health Care Interpreters will meet in Portland
on Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 221 at the Portland State Office
Building, 800 N.E. Oregon Street.
Agenda items include a report from the testing criteria committee and revised
federal guidelines regarding federal financial assistance recipients and Title
VI prohibition against national origin discrimination affecting persons with
limited English proficiency. The committee will discuss ramifications for Oregon;
guidelines are on the Web at www.os.dhhs.gov/ocr/lep.
The Council on Health Care Interpreters is appointed by the Governor and advises
the Oregon Department of Human Services on developing and implementing standards
for health care interpreters.
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