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Committee advances bill to create health care interpreter services work group
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment and recommended Senate File 2043, creating a statewide work group to study and recommend improvements to health care interpreter services, and referred the bill to Health and Human Services.
Senator Wicklund presented Senate File 20-43, a bill to create a health care interpreter services work group to study spoken-language interpreting standards, access barriers (especially in rural areas), certification and reimbursement issues, and workforce challenges. The committee adopted an amendment and recommended the bill be referred to the Health and Human Services Committee.
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