Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00856 Compare Versions

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1		-	Senate Bill No. 856
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 856
	2	+	January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1327
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	4	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
	5	+	Introduced by:
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3		-	Public Act No. 15-34
	8	+	General Assembly
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	10	+	Raised Bill No. 856
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	12	+	January Session, 2015
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	14	+	LCO No. 1327
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	16	+	_____SB00856PH____030515____
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(PH)
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5	24		AN ACT CONCERNING LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN HOSPITALS.
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7	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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9	28		Section 1. Section 19a-490i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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11	30		Each acute care hospital in this state shall:
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13	32		(1) Develop and annually review a policy on the provision of interpreter services to non-English-speaking patients;
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15	34		(2) Ensure [, to the extent possible,] the availability of interpreter services to patients whose primary language is spoken by a group comprising not less than five per cent of the population residing in the geographic area served by the hospital;
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17	36		(3) Prepare and maintain a list of qualified interpreters;
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19	38		(4) Notify hospital staff of the requirement to provide interpreters to non-English-speaking patients;
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21	40		(5) Post multilingual notices of the availability of interpreters to non-English-speaking patients;
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23	42		(6) Review standardized forms to determine the need for translation for use by non-English-speaking patients;
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25	44		(7) Consider providing hospital staff with picture and phrase sheets for communication with non-English-speaking patients; and
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27	46		(8) Establish liaisons to non-English-speaking communities in the geographic area served by the hospital.
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	51	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
	52	+	Section 1 October 1, 2015 19a-490i
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	54	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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	56	+	Section 1
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	58	+	October 1, 2015
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	60	+	19a-490i
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	64	+	PH Joint Favorable
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	66	+	PH
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	68	+	Joint Favorable