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- Limited English Proficiency (LEP) - HHS. gov
Limited English Proficiency (LEP)Medicaid Unwinding As the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 and the continuous Medicaid coverage came to an end, OCR issued a letter reminding states of their obligations under federal civil rights laws to ensure that individuals and families continue to have access to effective communication in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage as
- Federal LEP Resources - HHS. gov
LEP gov LEP gov is a clearinghouse with information, tools, and technical assistance on Limited English Proficiency and language services
- Fact Sheet on Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients . . .
Overview The Department of Health and Human Services has published a revised Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient (LEP) Persons The Revised HHS LEP Guidance, replaces HHS' August 30, 2000, LEP Guidance
- Section 1557: Ensuring Meaningful Access for Individuals with LEP
Section 1557 is the civil rights provision of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs and activities
- HHS Continues to Improve Access for LEP Individuals
Part of our work is focused on reducing the barriers for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) and helping covered entities to understand and comply with their language assistance obligations Accordingly, two federal laws require recipients to provide language access services (LAS) free of charge whenever such services are reasonable steps necessary to ensure meaningful access to
- BULLETIN: Ensuring the Rights of Persons with Limited English . . .
OCR enforces Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), which prohibit entities receiving HHS-provided federal financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of race, color and national origin (including LEP) Under the regulations implementing Section 1557, recipients, such as health care providers, must take
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Resources for Effective Communication
LEP gov – A clearinghouse for information, tools, and technical assistance on LEP Proficiency and language services for federal agencies, recipients of federal funds, users of federal programs and federally assisted programs, and other stakeholders (the Federal Interagency Working Group on LEP)
- 707-What is a vital document? | HHS. gov
The guidance makes reference to "vital documents" and notes that, in certain circumstances, a recipient covered entity may translate such documents into other languages to help ensure compliance with Title VI What is a vital document?
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