Department of Justice Settlement Agreements & Consent Decrees
This is an Index to Civil Rights Settlement Agreements
Final
Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Issue Date: July 05, 1905
Department of Justice Settlement Agreements & Consent Decrees
- Meadowcrest Hospital – Regarding effective communication in a hospital including provision of auxiliary aids and services
- HealthEast - Regarding effective communication and provision of sign language interpreters in a health care setting
- Fairview Health Services - Regarding provision of qualified sign language interpreters and other auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication
- Norwegian American Hospital - Regarding provision of qualified sign language interpreters and other auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication
- Greater Southeast Community Hospital - Regarding provision of auxiliary aids and services, including interpreters for deaf patients and companions at the Hospital
- Washington Hospital Center - Regarding access to a broad range of medical services, including accessible inpatient hospital rooms, barrier removal throughout the hospital, accessible medical equipment, policies, and training
- Laurel Regional Hospital - Regarding effective communication, including interpreters on-site/via videophone at a hospital
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