Health Care Interpreters: The Law
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ORS 409.615-625
The Oregon Revised Statute requires the Department of Human Services to establish, subject to available funding, a program for the certification of health care interpreters for persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). The statute's intent is to assure that persons with limited English proficiency are not excluded from health care services or receive health care services that are based on inaccurate or incomplete information. Within the context of this law, health care is defined as "medical, surgical or hospital care recognized by state law, including mental health care."
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VI
Title VI was designed to help protect the needs of LEP persons as they interact with organizations that receive federal financial assistance.
According to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI, Section 601, "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
Read more about who is covered and what is required of physicians and other health care organizations.
For more information regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination and its effect on Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons, the federal Department of Health and Human Services has published a revised Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients that takes effect August, 2003. LEP information and resources can also be found at www.lep.gov.
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Overview
The law
- OAR 333-002
Who is covered
Ensuring access
Provider's role
Interpreter services
Standards & policies
Oregon council
Contact us
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Office of Multicultural Health
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Portland OR 97232
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