NY State Senate Bill 2009-S5407

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to health
Jun 15, 2009	print number 5407a
Jun 15, 2009	amend and recommit to health
Apr 29, 2009	referred to health

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2009-S5407 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Laws Affected:: Add §2803-s, Pub Health L

2009-S5407 - Summary

Requires hospitals to provide language assistance services to a patient or a patient's assistant for communication of clinical and other information, including but not limited to health care, billing and making appointments, to ensure effective communication; provides that such interpreter may be a qualified interpreter, volunteer or medical personnel at such hospital; provides for such services to be available at all locations during all times that patient care is available; provides that transactions of frequently used forms essential to a patient's care and treatment be available in all of the hospital's primary language

2009-S5407 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5407

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring
hospitals to provide language assistance services


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To ensure that patients who cannot speak English proficiently and
vision or hearing impaired patients have adequate access to the
hospital's programs and services, including but not limited to health
care, billing and making appointments.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
The bill adds a new section 2803-s of the public health law titled
"Provision of language assistance."

Subdivision 5 of the new section defines "primary language" to mean a
language other than English that is either (i) used to communicate,
during at least five percent of patient visits in a year, by patients
who cannot speak, read, write or understand the English language at
the level of proficiency necessary for effective communication with
health care providers; or (ii) spoken by more than one percent of the
total hospital service area population, as calculated by using
demographic information available from the United States Bureau of the
Census, supplemented by data from school systems and information

provided by community agencies and organizations. It defines
"hospital" to be a "general hospital" as defined in subdivision 10 of
section 2803-r of the Public Health Law. It also defines "patient
visits" and "patient assistant. "

Subdivision 1 of the new section requires every hospital to provide
language assistance services so that all patients have effective
access to the hospital's programs and services, including but not
limited to health care, billing, and making appointments. Language
assistance services will be available at all locations during all
times when patient care is available and will be, to the extent
practicable, provided in person. All individuals providing language
assistance services will be required to have sufficient fluency in
both English and the relevant language to communicate accurately
clinical and other information necessary for the patient to access
services. All individuals providing assistance to vision or hearing
impaired patients will have to have sufficient skill in communicating
with vision or hearing impaired patients to communicate accurately
clinical and other information necessary for the patient to access
services. Translations of all frequently used forms and other written
materials that are essential to a patient's care will be translated
into all primary languages.

Subdivision 2 requires the patient's bill of rights to include a
provision notifying patients of the availability of language
assistance services. Signs notifying patients of the availability of
language assistance services will be posted in conspicuous locations
in all primary languages.

Subdivision 3 requires hospitals to submit an annual report detailing
compliance with the section and identifying the primary languages used
by its patients. Hospitals will also be required to maintain a record
of the foreign language primarily spoken by any patient seeking or
receiving language assistance services.

Subdivision 4 requires the Commissioner to promulgate regulations to
implement the section.  Subdivision 6 allows medical facilities to
provide more language assistance than is required by this section.

 JUSTIFICATION :
This bill is necessary to protect and better serve those in the state
of New York who cannot understand the English language or who are
hearing or vision impaired. These New York residents need language
assistance services in order to adequately access medical services.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2001/02: A10448 2005/06:  A4111 2007/08; A5301 referred to health

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
On the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.

2009-S5407 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5407

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONSERRATE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  hospi-
  tals to provide language assistance services

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
2803-s to read as follows:
  S  2803-S.  PROVISION  OF LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE. 1. EVERY HOSPITAL SHALL
PROVIDE LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO A PATIENT OR  PATIENT  ASSISTANT
SO  AS  TO  ENSURE  THAT  ALL  PATIENTS WHO CANNOT SPEAK, READ, WRITE OR
UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  WITH  THE  PROFICIENCY  NECESSARY  FOR
ADEQUATE  COMMUNICATION  WITH  HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL
HAVE EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO HEALTH CARE, BILLING AND MAKING APPOINTMENTS.   EVERY
HOSPITAL SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE
SERVICES  TO  PATIENTS  HAVE  SUFFICIENT FLUENCY IN BOTH ENGLISH AND THE
RELEVANT LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE CLINICAL AND OTHER  INFORMATION  NECES-
SARY  FOR  THE PATIENT TO ACCESS SERVICES.  LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES
FOR  PRIMARY  AND  NON-PRIMARY  LANGUAGES  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  AT  ALL
LOCATIONS DURING ALL TIMES THAT PATIENT CARE IS AVAILABLE, AND SHALL, TO
THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,  BE  PROVIDED  IN  PERSON. TRANSLATIONS OF ALL
FREQUENTLY USED FORMS, AND OTHER WRITTEN MATERIALS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO
A PATIENT'S CARE AND TREATMENT OR ARE  OTHERWISE  NECESSARY  TO  PROVIDE
ADEQUATE  ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICES SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN ALL OF
THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY  LANGUAGES.  EVERY  HOSPITAL  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND
IMPLEMENT  A  COMPREHENSIVE  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE  PLAN THAT ESTABLISHES
UNIFORM  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  PROVIDING  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE
SERVICES,  INCLUDING  PROCEDURES  FOR  DOCUMENTING  THE PROVISION OF, OR
REFUSAL OF, LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES, AND THAT REQUIRES TRAINING  TO
ENSURE  THAT  ALL  STAFF  WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH PATIENTS COMPLY WITH THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09098-01-9

S. 5407                             2

PLAN, AND THAT ALL STAFF  MEMBERS  WHO  PROVIDE  MEDICAL  INTERPRETATION
SERVICES  IN  PRIMARY LANGUAGES HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING IN MEDICAL INTER-
PRETATION. SUCH INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES MAY BE
A  QUALIFIED  INTERPRETER, VOLUNTARY WORKER OR OTHER PERSONNEL CURRENTLY
EMPLOYED BY SAID HOSPITAL AND MAY PERFORM OTHER DUTIES  AS  DIRECTED  BY
THE HOSPITAL.
  2.   THE  STATEMENT  REGARDING  PATIENT  RIGHTS  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (G) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  TWEN-
TY-EIGHT HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL INCLUDE A PROVISION NOTIFY-
ING  PATIENTS  OF  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE SERVICES,
INCLUDING ORAL INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATIONS OF FORMS AND OTHER  MATE-
RIALS.  NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES SHALL
ALSO BE POSTED IN CONSPICUOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL  AND  IN
OUTPATIENT CLINICS, IN ALL PRIMARY LANGUAGES.
  3.  (A)  EVERY  HOSPITAL  SHALL  SUBMIT  TO THE COMMISSIONER AN ANNUAL
REPORT ASSESSING ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF  THIS  SECTION.
THE  REPORT  SHALL  IDENTIFY THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES USED BY ITS PATIENTS,
AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THE HOSPITAL'S PATIENTS WHO SPEAK EACH SUCH PRIMA-
RY LANGUAGE.
  (B) THE HOSPITAL SHALL MAINTAIN  A  RECORD  OF  THE  FOREIGN  LANGUAGE
PRIMARILY SPOKEN BY ANY PATIENT SEEKING OR RECEIVING LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE
SERVICES  AT THE HOSPITAL. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE RECORDED WHETHER OR
NOT SUCH PATIENT ACTUALLY OBTAINS SUCH SERVICES.
  4.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  AS
MAY BE NECESSARY AND PROPER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE METHODOLOGY TO BE USED BY HOSPITALS IN DETERMIN-
ING PRIMARY LANGUAGES.
  5. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "PRIMARY  LANGUAGE"  MEANS  A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH THAT IS
EITHER (I) USED TO COMMUNICATE, DURING AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT OF  PATIENT
VISITS  IN  A  YEAR, BY PATIENTS WHO CANNOT SPEAK, READ, WRITE OR UNDER-
STAND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT THE LEVEL  OF  PROFICIENCY  NECESSARY  FOR
EFFECTIVE  COMMUNICATION  WITH  HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; OR (II) SPOKEN BY
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS COMPRISING MORE THAN  FIVE  PERCENT  OF
THE  PRIMARY  HOSPITAL  SERVICE  AREA POPULATION, AS CALCULATED BY USING
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE UNITED STATES BUREAU  OF  THE
CENSUS, SUPPLEMENTED BY DATA FROM SCHOOL SYSTEMS;
  (B) "PATIENT VISITS" SHALL INCLUDE ALL VISITS BY PATIENTS TO EMERGENCY
ROOMS  AND  OUTPATIENT  CLINICS,  AS WELL AS INPATIENT ADMISSIONS OF THE
HOSPITAL;
  (C) "PATIENT ASSISTANT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO  COMMUNICATES  ON
BEHALF  OF  ANOTHER WHO, BY REASON OF AGE OR INCAPACITY, CANNOT COMMUNI-
CATE FOR HIMSELF OR HERSELF; AND
  (D) "HOSPITAL" SHALL MEAN A GENERAL HOSPITAL AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
TEN OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  6. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  PRECLUDE  MEDICAL  FACILITIES  FROM
PROVIDING  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE  SERVICES  IN ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIRED
UNDER THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

2009-S5407A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Laws Affected:: Add §2803-s, Pub Health L

2009-S5407A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S5407A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5407A

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring
hospitals to provide language assistance services


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To ensure that patients who cannot speak English proficiently and
vision or hearing impaired patients have adequate access to the
hospital's programs and services, including but not limited to health
care, billing and making appointments.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
The bill adds a new section 2803-r of the public health law titled
"Provision of language assistance."

Subdivision 5 of the new section defines "primary language" to mean a
language other than English that is either (i) used to communicate,
during at least one percent of patient visits in a year, by patients
who cannot speak, read, write or understand the English language at
the level of proficiency necessary for effective communication with
health care providers; or (ii) spoken by more than one percent of the
total hospital service area population, as calculated by using
demographic information available from the United States Bureau of the
Census, supplemented by data from school systems and information

provided by community agencies and organizations. It defines
"hospital" to be a "general hospital" as defined in subdivision 10 of
section 2803-r of the Public Health Law. It also defines "patient
visits" and "patient assistant."

Subdivision 1 of the new section requires every hospital to provide
language assistance services so that all patients have effective
access to the hospital's programs and services, including but not
limited to health care, billing, and making appointments. Language
assistance services will be available at all locations during all
times when patient care is available and will be, to the extent
practicable, provided in person. All individuals providing language
assistance services will be required to have sufficient fluency in
both English and the relevant language to communicate accurately
clinical and other information necessary for the patient to access
services. All individuals providing assistance to vision or hearing
impaired patients will have to have sufficient skill in communicating
with vision or hearing impaired patients to communicate accurately
clinical and other information necessary for the patient to access
services. Translations of all frequently used forms and other written
materials that are essential to a patient's care will be translated
into all primary languages.

Subdivision 2 requires the patient's bill of rights to include a
provision notifying patients of the availability of language
assistance services. Signs notifying patients of the availability of
language assistance services will be posted in conspicuous locations
in all primary languages.

Subdivision 3 requires hospitals to submit an annual report detailing
compliance with the section and identifying the primary languages used
by its patients. Hospitals will also be required to maintain a record
of the foreign language primarily spoken by any patient seeking or
receiving language assistance services.

Subdivision 4 requires the Commissioner to promulgate regulations to
implement the section.  Subdivision 6 allows medical facilities to
provide more language assistance than is required by this section.

 JUSTIFICATION :
This bill is necessary to protect and better serve those in the state
of New York who cannot understand the English language or who are
hearing or vision impaired. These New York residents need language
assistance services in order to adequately access medical services.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2001/02: A.10448
2005/06: A.4111
2007/08: A.5301 Referred to Health

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
On the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.

2009-S5407A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5407--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONSERRATE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospi-
  tals to provide language assistance services

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
2803-s to read as follows:
  S 2803-S. PROVISION OF LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE. 1.  EVERY  HOSPITAL  SHALL
PROVIDE  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO A PATIENT OR PATIENT ASSISTANT
SO AS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS  WHO  CANNOT  SPEAK,  READ,  WRITE  OR
UNDERSTAND  THE  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  WITH  THE  PROFICIENCY NECESSARY FOR
ADEQUATE COMMUNICATION WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS  AND  OTHER  PERSONNEL
HAVE EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING
BUT  NOT LIMITED TO HEALTH CARE, BILLING AND MAKING APPOINTMENTS.  EVERY
HOSPITAL SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE
SERVICES TO PATIENTS HAVE SUFFICIENT FLUENCY IN  BOTH  ENGLISH  AND  THE
RELEVANT  LANGUAGE  TO COMMUNICATE CLINICAL AND OTHER INFORMATION NECES-
SARY FOR THE PATIENT TO ACCESS SERVICES.   LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE  SERVICES
FOR  PRIMARY  AND  NON-PRIMARY  LANGUAGES  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  AT  ALL
LOCATIONS DURING ALL TIMES THAT PATIENT CARE IS AVAILABLE, AND SHALL, TO
THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE  PROVIDED  IN  PERSON.  TRANSLATIONS  OF  ALL
FREQUENTLY USED FORMS, AND OTHER WRITTEN MATERIALS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO
A  PATIENT'S  CARE  AND  TREATMENT OR ARE OTHERWISE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE
ADEQUATE ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICES SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN ALL  OF
THE  HOSPITAL'S  PRIMARY  LANGUAGES.  EVERY  HOSPITAL  SHALL DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE  PLAN  THAT  ESTABLISHES
UNIFORM  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  PROVIDING  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE
SERVICES, INCLUDING PROCEDURES FOR  DOCUMENTING  THE  PROVISION  OF,  OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09098-03-9

S. 5407--A                          2

REFUSAL  OF, LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES, AND THAT REQUIRES TRAINING TO
ENSURE THAT ALL STAFF WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH  PATIENTS  COMPLY  WITH  THE
PLAN,  AND  THAT  ALL  STAFF  MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE MEDICAL INTERPRETATION
SERVICES  IN  PRIMARY LANGUAGES HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING IN MEDICAL INTER-
PRETATION. SUCH INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES MAY BE
A QUALIFIED INTERPRETER, VOLUNTARY WORKER OR OTHER  PERSONNEL  CURRENTLY
EMPLOYED  BY  SAID  HOSPITAL AND MAY PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS DIRECTED BY
THE HOSPITAL.
  2.  THE  STATEMENT  REGARDING  PATIENT  RIGHTS  AND   RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH (G) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWEN-
TY-EIGHT HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL INCLUDE A PROVISION NOTIFY-
ING PATIENTS  OF  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE  SERVICES,
INCLUDING  ORAL INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATIONS OF FORMS AND OTHER MATE-
RIALS. NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES  SHALL
ALSO  BE  POSTED IN CONSPICUOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND IN
OUTPATIENT CLINICS, IN ALL PRIMARY LANGUAGES.
  3. (A) EVERY HOSPITAL SHALL  SUBMIT  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  AN  ANNUAL
REPORT  ASSESSING  ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
THE REPORT SHALL IDENTIFY THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES USED  BY  ITS  PATIENTS,
AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THE HOSPITAL'S PATIENTS WHO SPEAK EACH SUCH PRIMA-
RY LANGUAGE.
  (B)  THE  HOSPITAL  SHALL  MAINTAIN  A  RECORD OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PRIMARILY SPOKEN BY ANY PATIENT SEEKING OR RECEIVING LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE
SERVICES AT THE HOSPITAL. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE RECORDED WHETHER  OR
NOT SUCH PATIENT ACTUALLY OBTAINS SUCH SERVICES.
  4.    THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS
MAY BE NECESSARY AND PROPER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE METHODOLOGY TO BE USED BY HOSPITALS IN DETERMIN-
ING PRIMARY LANGUAGES.
  5. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) "PRIMARY LANGUAGE" MEANS A LANGUAGE OTHER  THAN  ENGLISH  THAT  IS
EITHER  (I)  USED TO COMMUNICATE, DURING AT LEAST ONE PERCENT OF PATIENT
VISITS IN A YEAR, BY PATIENTS WHO CANNOT SPEAK, READ,  WRITE  OR  UNDER-
STAND  THE  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  AT THE LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY NECESSARY FOR
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; OR  (II)  SPOKEN  BY
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS COMPRISING MORE THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE
PRIMARY  HOSPITAL  SERVICE AREA POPULATION, AS CALCULATED BY USING DEMO-
GRAPHIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM  THE  UNITED  STATES  BUREAU  OF  THE
CENSUS, SUPPLEMENTED BY DATA FROM SCHOOL SYSTEMS;
  (B) "PATIENT VISITS" SHALL INCLUDE ALL VISITS BY PATIENTS TO EMERGENCY
ROOMS  AND  OUTPATIENT  CLINICS,  AS WELL AS INPATIENT ADMISSIONS OF THE
HOSPITAL;
  (C) "PATIENT ASSISTANT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO  COMMUNICATES  ON
BEHALF  OF  ANOTHER WHO, BY REASON OF AGE OR INCAPACITY, CANNOT COMMUNI-
CATE FOR HIMSELF OR HERSELF; AND
  (D) "HOSPITAL" SHALL MEAN A GENERAL HOSPITAL AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
TEN OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  6. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  PRECLUDE  MEDICAL  FACILITIES  FROM
PROVIDING  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE  SERVICES  IN ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIRED
UNDER THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

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