Medical Interpreting and LEP Patients in the USA

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  • 米国における医療通訳と LEP 患者

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The USA, a country where over 300 different languages are spoken, is linguistically the most diversified in the world. The 2000 census shows that 28.4 million Americans, ca. 10% of the total US population, are foreign-born, and that a large portion of this population is LEP, or of Limited English Proficiency. The government estimates that there are 19 million LEP residents in the US. Under federal law, chiefly the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 13166, as well as LEP Policy Guidance, medical providers who receive federal financial assistance are responsible to provide competent interpreter services at no cost for LEP patients, and patients have the right to request a trained medical interpreter at any time. This paper describes historical details of the development of medical interpreting services, the legal framework of medical interpreting, the medical interpreter training programs, and clinical studies about medical interpreters in the USA, making specific reference to a state certification program for medical interpreters in Washington State.

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Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390013332639267072
  • DOI
    10.50837/istk.0407
  • ISSN
    2436861X
    13468715
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
  • Abstract License Flag
    Allowed

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