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Health Care Interpreters: Who is Covered
The federal law covers all entities that receive federal financial assistance, including funds from the federal Department of Health and Human Services, either directly or indirectly. These entities include physicians, clinics, and hospitals that operate or provide medical, surgical, or hospital care or any other remedial care recognized by state law, including mental health care.
This means that physicians or health care organizations that receive financial reimbursement or payments under the Medicaid and/or Medicare programs are required to comply with Title VI. If a health care organization is participating in either or both programs, it is obligated under federal law to ensure that all of its patients, including all LEP patients, are able to receive effective communication in the course of the office visit or hospitalization.
The federal law requires health care organizations to provide access to health care services, including language interpreting services, when needed, for all patients who have limited English proficiency not only those patients who are actually enrolled in a public financial health program.
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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
971-673-1283
Office of Multicultural Health
800 NE Oregon Street
Portland, OR 97232
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