New MexicoMemorial would ask health center to map care communication barriers
The proposed memorial would ask New Mexico’s health sciences center to work with facilities statewide to identify care communication barriers and share information that could help guide interpreter training.
What it does
The proposed memorial would ask the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center to work with health care facilities statewide to find communication barriers and develop ways to address them.
The proposed memorial would also encourage the health sciences center to share information about communication barriers with people developing or expanding medical interpreter training programs.
Argument forShared information could help people designing interpreter training programs prepare workers to address communication barriers patients face.
Argument againstCoordinating plans and sharing information could take time from health center and facility staff’s other work.
More detail
The proposed memorial would ask the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center to work with health care facilities to identify communication barriers and develop ways to address them. The request covers health care facilities throughout New Mexico and barriers that prevent effective treatment of patients.
The proposed memorial would encourage the health sciences center to obtain and share information about communication barriers and gaps. The information would help people developing or expanding medical interpreter training programs.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 24action postponed indefinitelyLatest
- Feb 12Sent to Senate Rules CommitteeIntroduced
Healthcare