Your right to a qualified medical interpreter.
Show this card at any hospital, clinic or pharmacy. It says, in the words of the law, that you are entitled to a qualified medical interpreter, and that a family member or a bilingual staff member without interpreter training is not one. Fill in your name and languages, keep it in your wallet, and hand it over when you need it.
Americans Against Language BarriersI Request the Services of a Qualified Medical Interpreter
I have the right to receive the services of a qualified medical interpreter and translator under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Nondiscrimination Provision of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), and/or the Americans With Disabilities Act. Family members and bilingual staff members who are not trained in medical interpretation are not qualified to act as medical interpreters.
- Full Name:
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- Preferred Language(s):
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- Preferred Dialect(s):
- Write here
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- Email: contact@aalb.org
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Individuals: If you need help getting access to language services or you feel discriminated against, please contact us.
Organizations: If you are in need of qualified interpreters or translators, we can help you find them.
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Three laws, one right
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964Prohibits discrimination on the basis of national origin, which includes language, by anyone receiving federal funds.
- Section 1557 of the Affordable Care ActThe nondiscrimination provision of the health care law, which requires covered providers to use qualified interpreters.
- The Americans with Disabilities ActRequires effective communication, including qualified sign language interpreters, for Deaf and hard of hearing patients.
Need help?
Individuals: If you need help getting access to language services or you feel discriminated against, please contact us.
Organizations: If you are in need of qualified interpreters or translators, we can help you find them.
Bilingual? You could be the interpreter.
Every patient who needs this card needs someone like you on the other side of it. In 60 hours, AALB trains bilingual people to work as qualified medical interpreters.