Tracking CLAS
This map tracks efforts to promote or implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS).
Click on the map or the links below to see specific information.
Currently under review
No activities
Legislative activity for CLAS training
Enacted CLAS training legislation
State-sponsored implementation activities
CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities
About this map
This map tracks efforts to promote or implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS). It includes:
- State legislation pertaining to CLAS training for health professionals.
- State-sponsored activities for implementing the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care as of 2015, identified through searching terms such as "CLAS," "CLAS Standards," and "culturally and linguistically appropriate services" on state government websites and specific search engines.
For the entire report on state-sponsored implementation of the National CLAS Standards, please view the Compendium of State-Sponsored CLAS Standards Implementation Activities (PDF - 2,429 KB).
| Location | Activity |
|---|---|
| Alabama | No activities |
| Alaska | No activities |
| American Samoa | Currently under review |
| Arizona | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Arkansas | No activities |
| California | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Colorado | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Currently under review |
| Connecticut | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Delaware | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| District of Columbia | No activities |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Currently under review |
| Florida | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Georgia | Legislative activity for CLAS training |
| Guam | Currently under review |
| Hawaii | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Idaho | No activities |
| Illinois | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Indiana | Legislative activity for CLAS training |
| Iowa | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Kansas | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| Kentucky | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Louisiana | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| Maine | No activities |
| Maryland | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Massachusetts | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Michigan | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| Minnesota | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Mississippi | No activities |
| Missouri | Legislative activity for CLAS training |
| Montana | No activities |
| Nebraska | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| Nevada | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| New Hampshire | No activities |
| New Jersey | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| New Mexico | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| New York | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| North Carolina | No activities |
| North Dakota | No activities |
| Ohio | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Oklahoma | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Oregon | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Palau | Currently under review |
| Pennsylvania | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| Puerto Rico | Currently under review |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | Currently under review |
| Rhode Island | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| South Carolina | No activities |
| South Dakota | No activities |
| Tennessee | No activities |
| Texas | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Currently under review |
| Utah | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| Vermont | No activities |
| Virginia | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| Washington | CLAS training legislation (activity or enacted) AND state-sponsored implementation activities |
| West Virginia | No activities |
| Wisconsin | State-sponsored implementation activities |
| Wyoming | State-sponsored implementation activities |