Ensuring Accessible Healthcare and Equity for People with Disabilities.
This law mandates that federally funded Community Health Centers must explicitly include people with disabilities in their target populations and provide accessible healthcare services. It requires centers to address barriers to care and supply necessary communication aids and services. The goal is to ensure equal access to medical care for all citizens, regardless of disability status.
Key points
Community Health Centers must now provide physically and communicatively accessible healthcare services to people with disabilities.
Federal funding can be used specifically to remove barriers hindering access to care in local communities.
Centers must provide communication devices, aids, or services to meet disability accessibility requirements.
Homeless programs are expanded to explicitly include people with disabilities who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
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