California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 5 — Medicine, Article 10.5 — Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Physicians Act of 2003, Section 2198.1
For purposes of this article, “cultural and linguistic competency” means cultural and linguistic abilities that can be incorporated into therapeutic and medical evaluation and treatment, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Direct communication in the patient-client primary language.
(b) Understanding and applying the roles that culture, ethnicity, and race play in diagnosis, treatment, and clinical care.
(c) Awareness of how the health care providers and patients attitudes, values, and beliefs influence and impact professional and patient relations.
Notes
Defines “cultural and linguistic competency” as cultural and linguistic abilities that can be incorporated into therapeutic and medical evaluation and treatment. The term includes direct communication in the patient-client's primary language, applying the roles of culture, ethnicity, and race in clinical care, and understanding how provider and patient attitudes, values, and beliefs affect their relationship.
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