,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eai #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fjcc
 ,report ,no4 #aah-fba ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,october
 #bd1 #bjbc,mrs4 ,steel 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4      
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,de ,la 
,cruz1 ,mrs4 ,kim of ,california1 ,mr4  
,cuellar1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4
 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1
 ,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada1 and ,ms4 ,sewell7
 introduced the following bill  ,october
 #be1 #bjbc,referred to the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce  ,july #cj1    
#bjbd;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,mullin1 ,ms4 ,leger ,fernandez1 ,ms4   
,caraveo1 ,ms4 ,pettersen1 ,mr4 ,trone1 
,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,florida1 ,mr4    
,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,balint1 ,mr4 ,phillips1  
,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 and ,mr4
 ,soto  ,july #cj1 #bjbd,reported with  
an amendment1 committed to the          
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 

printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,october #be1 #bjbc  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services to establish a task    
force to improve access to health care  
information technology for non-,english 
speakers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,supporting ,patient
 ,education ,and ,knowledge ,act of     
#bjbd or the ,,speak ,act of #bjbd4  #b4
 ,guidance on furnishing services via   
telehealth to individuals with limited  
,english proficiency  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this section1 the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 in consultation with #a or   
more entities from each of the          
categories described in paragraphs 7#a7 
through 7#g7 of subsection 7b71 shall   
issue and disseminate1 or update and    
revise as applicable1 guidance for the  

entities described in such subsection on
 the following3 7#a7 ,best practices on 
facilitating and integrating use of     
interpreters during a telemedicine      
appointment4  7#b7 ,best practices on   
providing accessible instructions on how
 to access telecommunications systems   
7as such term is used for purposes of   
section #ahcd7m7 of the ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77
 for individuals with limited ,english  
proficiency4  7#c7 ,best practices on   
improving access to digital patient     
portals for individuals with limited    
,english proficiency4  7#d7 ,best       
practices on integrating the use of     
video platforms that enable multi-person
 video calls furnished via a            
telecommunications system for purposes  
of providing interpretation during a    
telemedicine appointment for an         
individual with limited ,english        
proficiency4  7#e7 ,best practices for  
providing patient materials1            
communications1 and instructions in     

multiple languages1 including text      
message appointment reminders and       
prescription information4  7b7 ,entities
 described ,for purposes of subsection  
7a71 an entity described in this        
subsection is an entity in #a or more of
 the following categories3 7#a7 ,health 
information technology service          
providers1 including-- 7,a7 electronic  
medical record companies2  7,b7 remote  
patient monitoring companies2 and  7,c7 
telehealth or mobile health vendors and 
companies4  7#b7 ,health care providers1
 including-- 7,a7 physicians2 and  7,b7 
hospitals4  7#c7 ,health insurers4  7#d7
 ,language service companies4  7#e7     
,interpreter or translator professional 
associations4  7#f7 ,health and language
 services quality certification         
organizations4  7#g7 ,patient and       
consumer advocates1 including such      
advocates that work with individuals    
with limited ,english proficiency4      
,july #cj1 #bjbd,reported with an       
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  

of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed