2019 -- S 0448 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - LICENSURE OF INTERPRETERS | |
FOR THE DEAF | |
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Introduced By: Senator Elizabeth A. Crowley | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2019 | |
Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 5-71 of the General Laws entitled "Licensure of Interpreters for the |
2 | Deaf" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 5-71-19. Impartiality involving family members and children. |
4 | No family member who is under the age of eighteen (18) years of age may work or |
5 | volunteer interpreting for any deaf or hard-of-hearing patients or clients, in in-patient and out- |
6 | patient medical facilities, including mental health and behavioral health facilities. Any medical |
7 | service providers found in violation of this section, will be responsible for such fines and any |
8 | other disciplinary actions determined by rules and regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island |
9 | department of health. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - LICENSURE OF INTERPRETERS | |
FOR THE DEAF | |
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1 | This act would prohibit a person who is under the age of eighteen (18) to work or |
2 | volunteer in the medical settings including mental health and behavioral health care facilities for |
3 | any deaf or hard-of-hearing clients or patients. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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