The United States government has enacted a number of health care laws to ensure equal access to medical services and informed content by immigrant patients who don’t speak or understand English. These laws and regulations mandate that health service providers provide translations of the content they deliver to patients.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA):
- Enacted on August 21, 1996, HIPAA is a United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. HIPAA has strict guidelines for translation and interpretation service providers to safeguard the sharing of patient information.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA):
- Enacted on August 21, 1996, HIPAA is a United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. HIPAA has strict guidelines for translation and interpretation service providers to safeguard the sharing of patient information.
Title VI:
- Enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Title VI requires recipients of Federal financial assistance to take reasonable steps to make their programs, services, and activities by eligible persons with limited English proficiency.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS):
- A national standard in Health and Health Care that aims to improve health care quality and advance health equity by establishing a framework for organizations to serve the nation’s increasingly diverse communities.
Government
Our communities are changing. There is an urgent call for all federal, state, and local government agencies to partner with a sophisticated language-access provider that can scale and meet their needs in real time – no matter how complex those needs may be.
Language and cultural barriers affect assimilation and participation, putting communities in jeopardy.
Working with Eagle Translation Services ensures equal access to everyday programs, services, and activities that you provide. It also promotes faster integration and assimilation into mainstream institutions through multi-language public education and outreach.