Relates to permitting an interpreter to remain with a deaf, hard of hearing or nonverbal patient during admission to a hospital

Requires hospitals to permit an interpreter to remain with a deaf, hard of hearing or nonverbal patient during admission to a hospital until appropriate hospital staff is assigned to interpret.

VETO MESSAGE - No. 42 TO THE ASSEMBLY: I am returning herewith, without my approval, the following bill: Assembly Bill Number 3404-A, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to treatment of deaf, hard of hearing and nonverbal individuals during admission to a hospital" NOT APPROVED This bill would require the Department of Health to promulgate regu- lations ensuring that all deaf, hard of hearing, and non-verbal individ- uals have access to an interpreter or other authorized helper during their period of admission to a hospital until such time as the hospital provides to the patient a certified interpreter or other qualified person. The Hospital Patient's Bill of Rights already requires hospitals to provide patients with skilled interpreters and persons skilled in commu- nications upon request; obtain information about a patients' need for reasonable accommodations ...