SEC. 1223. IOM REPORT ON IMPACT OF LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES.

[a] In General- The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into an arrangement with the Institute of Medicine under which the Institute will prepare and publish, not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on the impact of language access services on the health and health care of limited English proficient populations.

[b] Contents- Such report shall include--

[1] recommendations on the development and implementation of policies and practices by health care organizations and providers for limited English proficient patient populations;

[2] a description of the effect of providing language access services on quality of health care and access to care and reduced medical error; and

[3] a description of the costs associated with or savings related to provision of language access services.