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Relating to health care interpreters; and declaring an emergency.

It became law on Sep 25, 2021.

OR HB 2359 · House Bill · 2021 Regular Session

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Became law
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Sponsors
16
Latest action
Sep 25, 2021

What it does

Requires health care providers to work with health care interpreters from health care interpreter registry operated by Oregon Health Authority to provide interpretation services. Requires health professional regulatory boards, Department of Human Services and authority to adopt rules to enforce requirement. Provides exceptions. \tRequires interpretation service companies to only employ or contract with health care interpreters listed on health care registry, subject to exceptions. \tRequires Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters to develop and approve standards for testing, qualification and certification of certain health care interpreters. \tRequires authority to train and certify or…

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    Sep 25, 2021

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