,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bd1          
#bjbc,mrs4 ,/eel 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,gomez1
 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 
,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz1 ,mrs4 ,kim 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,ms4 ,*u1    
,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4      
,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,ms4 ,lee (      
,nevada1 & ,ms4 ,sewell7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill  ,octob] #be1 #bjbc,ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to e/abli% a   
task =ce to improve access to heal? c>e 
in=mation te*nology = non-,engli%       
speak]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,pati5t ,education
 ,& ,k ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,speak ,act ( 
#bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,teleheal? has become a    
critical s\rce ( heal? c>e = pati5ts4   
7#b7 ,pati5ts ) limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy
 h l[] teleheal? use rates ?an pr(ici5t 
,engli% speak]s4  7#c7 ,pati5ts ) limit$

 ,engli% pr(ici5cy are less likely to   
utilize video teleheal? options = prim>y
 c>e visits4  7#d7 ,physicians provid+  
teleheal? s]vices = p ) limit$ ,engli%  
pr(ici5cy w\ld b5efit f additional      
res\rces & support4  7#e7 ,access to    
teleheal? saves pati5ts money ?r\gh     
r$uc$ travel co/s1 z well z "t-relat$   
trade(fs4  #c4 ,improv$ access to heal? 
c>e in=mation te*nology = non-,engli%   
speak]s task =ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,)9 #ahj 
days ( ! passage ( ?is legislation1 !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7    
%all conv5e a task =ce kn[n z ! ,improv$
 ,access to ,heal? ,c>e ,in=mation      
,te*nology = non-,engli% ,speak]s ,task 
,=ce 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,task 
,=ce7 to-- 7#a7 assess curr5t b>ri]s to 
heal? in=mation te*nology s]vices1      
includ+ teleheal? plat=ms & pati5t      
portals1 = p ) limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy2
 &  7#b7 develop recomm5dations & be/   
practices = address+ id5tifi$ b>ri]s    
includ+-- 7,a7 h[ heal? in=mation       

te*nology plat=ms c be design$ to       
maximize access = p ) limit$ ,engli%    
pr(ici5cy1 includ+ ^? ) additional      
b>ri]s su* z liv+ 9 rural locations or )
 communications-relat$ disabilities2    
7,b7 h[ heal? in=mation te*nology       
plat=ms & language s]vice provid]s1     
includ+ provid]s ( remote video         
int]pretation1 c improve integration2 & 
7,c7 h[ heal? c>e provid]s c be/        
facilitate access to heal? in=mation    
te*nology = _! pati5ts ) limit$ ,engli% 
pr(ici5cy4  7b7 ,memb]%ip ,! ,task ,=ce 
%all be compos$ ( repres5tatives (--    
7#a7 ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid       
,s]vices2  7#b7 ! ,(fice ( ! ,national  
,coord9ator = ,heal? ,in=mation         
,te*nology2  7#c7 ! ,heal? ,res\rces &  
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration2  7#d7 ! ,(fice (
 ,m9ority ,heal?2  7#e7 ! ,(fice =      
,civil ,rights2  7#f7 heal? in=mation   
te*nology s]vice provid]s1 includ+      
electronic m$ical record1 remote pati5t 
monitor+ & tele- & mobile-heal? v5dors &
 companies2  7#g7 heal? c>e provid]s1   

includ+ practic+ physicians1 &          
hospitals2  7#h7 heal? c>e insurance    
companies2  7#i7 language s]vice        
companies2  7#aj7 int]pret] & translator
 pr(essional associations2  7#aa7 heal? 
& language s]vices quality c]tification 
organizations2  7#ab7 pati5t & consum]  
advocates1 includ+ b n limit$ to ^?     
work+ directly ) limit$ ,engli%-pr(ici5t
 populations2 &  7#ac7 any o!r entity   
det]m9$ necess>y by ! ,secret>y4  7c7   
,reque/ = in=mation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
issue a reque/ = in=mation = heal? c>e  
provid]s1 insurance plans1 consum]      
organizations1 language s]vice provid]s1
 int]pret]s & o!r relevant p>ties on    
b>ri]s to provid+ teleheal? s]vices to p
 ) limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy4  7#b7      
,summ>y ( responses ,! ,secret>y %all   
compile & summ>ize ! responses to !     
reque/ = in=mation = ! ,task ,=ce :i*   
%all utilize !m 9 complet+ its duties "u
 section 7a74  7d7 ,submission to       

,congress  7#a7 ,int]im report ,n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
section1 ! ,task ,=ce %all submit to    
,congress a report on ! progress ( !    
,task ,=ce 9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a74  
7#b7 ,f9al report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 & 
annually !reaft]1 ! ,task ,=ce %all     
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a report on ! activities ( ! 
,task ,=ce 9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71  
includ+-- 7,a7 ! results ( ! assessm5t  
"u subsection 7a77#a72 &  7,b7 any      
recomm5dations & be/ practices develop$ 
"u subsection 7a77#b74  #d4 ,be/        
practices publication ,no lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] completion ( ea* report       
describ$ 9 section #b7;d71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all publi%1  
publicize1 & ma9ta9 a website = !       
purposes ( in=m+ heal? c>e & te*nology  
provid]s ab\t be/ practices = connect+ p
 ) limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy to heal? c>e
 in=mation te*nology s]vices4 ,! website
 %all provide guidance & res\rces1      

id5tify+ be/ practices 9-- 7#a7         
facilitat+ & integrat+ use ( int]pret]s 
dur+ teleheal? sessions2  7#b7 provid+  
accessible in/ructions on h[ to access  
teleheal? plat=ms = p ) limit$ ,engli%  
pr(ici5cy2  7#c7 improv+ access to      
digital pati5t portals2 &  7#d7 o!r     
topics ne$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y1 z
 advis$ by ! ,task ,=ce e/abli%$ "u     
section #c4