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 #fjcc  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !       
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non-,engli% speak]s4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+     
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date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
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consultation ) #a or m entities f ea* ( 
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?r\gh 7#g7 ( subsection 7b71 %all issue 
& dissem9ate1 or update & revise z      
applicable1 guidance = ! entities       
describ$ 9 su* subsection on ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,be/ practices on facilitat+ &     
integrat+ use ( int]pret]s dur+ a       
telem$ic9e appo9tm5t4  7#b7 ,be/        
practices on provid+ accessible         
in/ructions on h[ to access             

telecommunications sy/ems 7z su* t]m is 
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,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
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,engli% pr(ici5cy4  7#c7 ,be/ practices 
on improv+ access to digital pati5t     
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pr(ici5cy4  7#d7 ,be/ practices on      
integrat+ ! use ( video plat=ms t enable
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telecommunications sy/em = purposes (   
provid+ int]pretation dur+ a telem$ic9e 
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,engli% pr(ici5cy4  7#e7 ,be/ practices 
= provid+ pati5t mat]ials1              
communications1 & in/ructions 9 multiple
 languages1 includ+ text message        
appo9tm5t rem9d]s & prescription        
in=mation4  7b7 ,entities describ$ ,=   
purposes ( subsection 7a71 an entity    
describ$ 9 ?is subsection is an entity 9
 #a or m ( ! foll[+ categories3  7#a7   
,heal? in=mation te*nology s]vice       
provid]s1 includ+-- 7,a7 electronic     
m$ical record companies2  7,b7 remote   

pati5t monitor+ companies2 &  7,c7      
teleheal? or mobile heal? v5dors &      
companies4  7#b7 ,heal? c>e provid]s1   
includ+-- 7,a7 physicians2 &  7,b7      
hospitals4  7#c7 ,heal? insur]s4  7#d7  
,language s]vice companies4  7#e7       
,int]pret] or translator pr(essional    
associations4  7#f7 ,heal? & language   
s]vices quality c]tification            
organizations4  7#g7 ,pati5t & consum]  
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individuals ) limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy4 
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
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