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Senate bill would create work group to set standards for health care interpreters
Summary
Senate File 2043 would establish a spoken-language health care interpreter work group to recommend standards for training, certification, reimbursement and workforce development to improve access to qualified interpreters statewide; the committee recommended the bill pass and re-referred it to State and Local Government.
Senator Wicklund introduced Senate File 2043, which would create a spoken-language health care interpreter services work group to assess workforce shortages, training and certification requirements, reimbursement structures, and rural access barriers. The Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee recommended the bill pass and re-referred it to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Proponents described inconsistent interpreter quality and gaps in access, especially in rural areas, and urged a stakeholder-driven process to build minimum educational requirements…
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