Section 17-174. Provision of interpretation services in hospitals  


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  • The
      board shall require the immediate provision of  interpretation  services
      for  non-English  speaking  residents  in  all  hospital emergency rooms
      located in New York  City,  when  such  non-English  speaking  residents
      comprise  at  least ten percent of the patient population of the service
      area of a particular hospital.
        * NB Added L.L. 10/86 language juxtaposed per ch 907/85 § 14