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California Health Plans Preparing for Language Assistance Regulation
Date:8/6/2008

ge to have the spoken word interpreted into any language requested. How this will be achieved is at the plan's discretion, and may include in-person interpreters or contracting with a language call center to do phone-based interpretations.

According to the report, the law affects some 107 health plans licensed by the Department of Managed Health Care. Initial costs associated with compliance are estimated between $12 million and $25 million.

The regulations were first identified in 2003 when the state passed the most comprehensive law in the country that addressed the language needs of commercial health plan members, and were finalized after multiple stakeholder meetings and two public hearings. Additionally, the law, known as Senate Bill 853, was held up for years because of a moratorium on regulations enacted by the Gov. Schwarzenegger administration.

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