HR 4134
107th Congress
House
Health
Clinics
Communication in medicine
Community health services
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Labor and Employment
Recruiting of employees
Rural health
Translating and interpreting
To provide for an increase in the availability of language-assistance services for patients of health centers under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, including community health centers.
Introduced: April 10, 2002
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 10, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 10, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Provides additional funding for translation and interpretation services for patients with limited English-speaking ability at community and other health centers funded under the rural health services outreach demonstration grant program under the Public Health Service Act.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that such funds are expended to increase and not supplant amounts already expended by such centers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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