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Limited English Proficiency (LEP) - HHS. gov Our mission at the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is to ensure that people have equal access and opportunity to participate in HHS-funded programs We focus on reducing barriers for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) We also help covered entities understand and comply with their language assistance obligations On this page: Your Right to Language Assistance Services LEP
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Resources for Effective Communication Federal Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Resources LEP gov – A clearinghouse with information, tools, and technical assistance on Limited English Proficiency and language services I Speak Card – A tool used to identify an individual’s language
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
Language Access Provisions of the Final Rule Implementing Section 1557 . . . On May 6, 2024, OCR published a final rule updating regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557),1 which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in covered health programs and activities Among other important provisions, the rule outlines specific requirements to ensure meaningful access for individuals whose
SAMPLE LANGUAGE ACCESS PROCEDURES: - HHS. gov SAMPLE LANGUAGE ACCESS PROCEDURES: In accordance with Section 1557, this document describes [insert name of covered entity’s] process for providing language assistance services to individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) This process is designed to help staff take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access for individuals to whom this policy applies, including [patients clients
Summary of Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients . . . The U S Department of Health and Human Services has published revised Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient (LEP) Persons It is effective immediately and replaces the Guidance issued August 30, 2000
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
Section 1557: Ensuring Meaningful Access for Individuals with LEP | HHS. gov Protections for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency Consistent with longstanding principles under civil rights laws, the final rule makes clear that the prohibition on national origin discrimination requires covered entities to take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to each individual with limited English proficiency who is eligible to be served or likely to be encountered
Section 1557 FAQs - HHS. gov Section 1557 is the nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) The law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in health programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance or are administered by an Executive agency or any entity established under Title I of the ACA Section 1557 has been in effect since