(210 ILCS 87/5)
Sec. 5.
Legislative findings.
The General Assembly finds and declares
that Illinois is becoming a land
of people whose languages and cultures give the state a global quality. The
Legislature further finds and declares that access to basic health care
services is the right of every resident of the State, and that access to
information regarding basic health care services is an essential element of
that right.
Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that where language or
communication barriers exist between patients and the staff of a health
facility, arrangements shall be made for interpreters or bilingual
professional staff to ensure adequate and speedy communication between patients
and staff.
(Source: P.A. 88-244.)
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