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Panel approves bill requiring mask accommodations for communication with deaf or hard-of-hearing clients during emergencies
PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 5, 2021
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Summary
The committee passed a watered-down bill requiring professionals to temporarily lower a mask or provide alternatives (text, whiteboard) when communicating with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing during a declared disaster emergency.
Senator Hester presented a bill — described in committee as having been narrowed in scope — that would require professionals to…
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