NYC Council · Int 0454-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring reporting by the department of health and mental hygiene on language services for post-visit instructions and care.

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Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 28, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring reporting by the department of health and mental hygiene on language services for post-visit instructions and care” Read the full text

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What it does

This bill would require the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report on the availability of in-person interpreters, health care form translations, and any service or combination of services provided for patients with varying degrees of literacy for post-visit instructions and care across all health care providers administered by city agencies.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.