Since July 2016, Section 1557 of Obama Care also known as the Affordable Care Act has been in place to provide translation services for a Limited English Proficient (LEP) person as well as those with a hearing disability in the healthcare setting. An overview of the act, video translation machines and in-person translators, fines imposed by the federal government for being non-compliant, and some scenarios to prove just how important it is in today’s hectic world of nursing are discussed. Nurses Announcements Archive
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