Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 28. HEALTH AND SAFETY |
PART IV. Health Facilities |
Subpart B. General and Special Hospitals |
Chapter 101. General Information |
Section 101.165. Ethnic language barriers
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When it is substantiated that the regular patient population of the hospital contains a foreign language speaking population for whom the language barrier constitutes a service disadvantage, the hospital should do all of the following:
(1) Have a roster of bilingual personnel or volunteers, or both.
(2) Post bilingual signs and have other printed materials, such as hospital handbooks, medical care instructions and follow-up care, readily available.