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Section 1557: Summary of Final Rule’s Impact on Language Access Requirements
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On June 12, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new final rule to revise the agency’s prior 2016 regulations under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). MGMA prepared this fact sheet so that members can review changes to language access requirements.