United StatesHealth officials would provide telehealth guidance for patients with limited English
The health secretary would consult health care, language services, and patient groups on guidance for making remote care easier to use for patients with limited English.
What it does
Within one year of becoming law, the health secretary would issue or update guidance on helping patients with limited English use telehealth, including interpreters, online access, and translated information.
Argument forGuidance on interpreters and translated instructions could help telehealth providers make appointments easier for patients with limited English to understand.
Argument againstPatients could still face language barriers because guidance alone would not require telehealth providers to follow the recommended practices.
More detail
The health secretary would issue and share guidance, or update existing guidance, on language access in telehealth. The guidance would cover interpreters, access to online care tools, and multilingual information. It would serve health care organizations, technology and language services groups, and patient advocates. The secretary would consult at least one organization from each of the seven listed groups. The requirement concerns guidance and does not require providers to adopt the recommended practices. The secretary would have to provide the guidance within one year after this section becomes law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 14Introduced in HouseLatest
- Mar 14Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Introduced
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