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HB 1956 Hospitals; patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Hospitals; patients and family members with sensory disabilities. Directs the Department of Health to (i) work with stakeholders to develop guidelines for hospitals to ensure that hospitals are complying with requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and that patients and family members with sensory disabilities are able to communicate effectively with health care providers and (ii) report on its progress in developing such guidelines to the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2015.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Hospitals; patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Requires the Board of Health to include in regulations governing hospitals a provision that each licensed hospital (i) develop a process for identifying patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and (ii) take steps to ensure that patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing are able to effectively communicate with health care providers involved in their care.