RELATING TO THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD.
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3327) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Summary
The bill directs Hawaii’s Disability and Communication Access Board to examine how hospitals, skilled‑nursing facilities and other health‑care settings communicate with patients who are deaf, hard‑of‑hearing, or deaf‑blind. It must look at interpreter availability, patient preferences, special in‑patient needs, legal duties of providers, and suggest updates to existing guidance. The board must deliver its findings and any legislative recommendations to the Legislature at least twenty days before the 2027 regular session.
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