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Bulletin: Ensuring the Rights of Persons with Limited English Proficiency in Health Care During COVID-19

This is an HHS press release announcing OCR's issuance of a bulletin on Civil Rights requirements for Limited English Proficient individuals during the COVID-19 emergency.

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Final

Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Issue Date: May 15, 2020

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