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• February 17, 2009 — American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Mandates Collection of Data on Primary Language in Health Information Technology Requirements...mandate will provide first comprehensive understanding of language use in health care.
  Download the Alliance press release or read the press release online:
  http://www.hispanichealth.org/alliance/news/action.lasso?-response=response.lasso&RECORD=02170900
  
  
• September 2, 2008 — HHS’ Office for Civil Rights and Hawaii Department of Human Services Sign Title VI Voluntary Agreement. New agreement helps ensure Limited English Proficient persons have equal access to health and human services
  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/09/20080902a.html
  
  
• March 2008 — Know Your Rights. New brochure of the Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency for recipients of services.
  http://www.lep.gov/LEP_beneficiary_brochure.pdf
  
  
• December 28, 2007 –– Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Health Care. New review of state law LEP requirements prepared by National Health Law Program.
  Download the PDF.
  
  
• September 14, 2004 — LEP policy defended by Alliance on Fox News Channel
  (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,132283,00.html).
  
  
• August 30, 2004 — ProEnglish files lawsuit seeking to overturn federal LEP policy in health
  (http://www.proenglish.org/newsreleases/040827.html)
  
  
• May 2004 — American Journal of Public Health published research shows interpreter services in health care cost average of $279 per LEP person and improves care and prevention. lang_serv_ajph.pdf (140 K)
  
  
• January 6, 2004 — Alliance Calls on DHHS to Mandate Meaningful Access for LEP Persons. Alliance Reporter (ReporterJan04.pdf), pg. 6. (4.7 MB)
  
  
• November 20, 2003 — Revised Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons (Spanish: http://www.dhhs.gov/ocr/lep/guidance-espanol.html) (English: lep_guidance080403.pdf 100 K)
  
  
• April 29, 2003 — How to file a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (English: http://www.dhhs.gov/ocr/discrimhowtofile.html) (Spanish http://www.dhhs.gov/ocr/discrimhowtofilesp.html)
  
  
• November 12, 2002 — Assistant Attorney General Memorandum on Tools to Ensure Implementation and Understanding of Executive Order 13166 with HOT LINKS to brochures and implementation tools. BoydNov122002memo.pdf (292 K)
  
  
• July 8, 2002 — Assistant Attorney General Memorandum to Heads of Federal Agencies, General Counsels, and Civil Rights Directors concerning Executive Order 13166 (Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency) http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/lep/BoydJul82002.htm
  
  
• June 12, 2002 — DOJ Final LEP Guidance Signed 6-12-02 Adobe Acrobat PDF (162 K)
  
  
• April 26, 2002 — Study: Hospitals Should Offer Interpreters
  
  
• April 26, 2002 — Lack of Interpreters Impacts Immigrant Healthcare
  
  
• March 15, 2002 — OMB Report finds significant benefit to LEP Services
  (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol.html)
  Press Release:http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pubpress/#MarchApril
  Report: lepfinal3-14.pdf
  
  
• March 12, 2002 — ProEnglish has filed a lawsuit against the Bush Administration to block implementation of service to LEP persons under Executive Order 13166.
  http://www.proenglish.org/legal/legalindex.html
  
  
• March 6, 2002 — Minorities May Have Trouble With Docs
  
  
• February 22, 2002— NYC Hospitals Sued for Lack of Spanish Services
  
  
• February 1, 2002— The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reissued the “Policy Guidance on the Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination As It Affects Persons With Limited English Proficiency”.

  Comments on whether the guidance should remain in place as is or if changes should be made are due April 2, 2002. (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/lep/preamble.html)

• November, 2001 — Background Papers:

Questions and Answers: Policy Guidance on Health Services to Limted English Proficient Persons

Economic Benefit of Providing Medical Interpreters

Strategies to Provide Services to LEP Patients

Communication is a Quality of Care Issue

• June 4, 2001— Washington Post article: "Lost in the Translation, What's the Real Word on the Battle Over Doctors' Providing Interpreters?".
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/print/A21317-2001Jun4.html
  
  
• May 9, 2001 — LEP Media Advisory, "Doctors Put Money First, Patient Second" along with the Letter sent to Secretary Thompson by associations for implementation of policy memorandum on services to LEP persons.
  (full article)
  
  
• May 8, 2001 — A downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the letter sent to Secretary Thompson by associations for implementation of policy memorandum on services to LEP persons. lepfinal.pdf (7k)
  
  
• April 4, 2001 — Letter sent to Secretary Thompson from the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. lep4_4.pdf (329k)
  
  
• March 21, 2001 — Letter sent to Secretary Thompson by associations against implementation of policy memorandum on services to LEP persons. notolep.pdf (668k)
  
  
• January, 2001 — National Alliance for Hispanic Health publication, "A Primer for Cultural Proficiency: Towards Quality Health Services for Hispanics"
  
  
• November, 2000 — AHRQ finding factors such as LEP barriers account for one-half to three-fourths of access barriers for Hispanics (http://www.ahrq.gov/research/dec00/1200RA2.htm#head1)
  
  
• September 26, 2000 — DHHS Office for Civil Rights fact sheet on services to LEP persons (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/lep/fact.html)
  
  
• September, 2000 — National Alliance for Hispanic Health Reporter (Vol. 25, Nos. 2-3) r25no2_3.pdf (514k)
  
  
• August 20, 2000 — DHHS " Policy Guidance on the Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination As It Affects Persons With Limited English Proficiency" (August 20, 2000) (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/lep/guide.html)
  
  
• August 18, 2000 — National Alliance for Hispanic Health letter to Secretary Donna Shalala shalala.pdf (126k)
  
  
• August 11, 2000 — Questions and Answers regarding Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency" (http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/Pubs/lepqapr.htm)