Allows health professional regulatory boards to require cultural competency
HB 2611 authorizes the state’s health professional regulatory boards to adopt standards and require continuing education related to cultural competency for doctors, dentists, nurses and many other professionals.
Mandates standard data on race, ethnicity
HB 2134 requires the Department of Human Services and the Health Authority to adopt uniform standards for collection of data on race, ethnicity, preferred languages and disability status in their surveys and programs.