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	POLICY: This organization accepts patients for care regardless of disability, including sensory impairments. The services of interpreters shall be obtained for persons who communicate using sign language, if required for the effective instruction of the patient. The organization may arrange, with the approval of senior management, for the lease of a telecommunication device for the deaf TDD, teletypewriter TTY or amplified telephone receiver from the local telephone company to facilitate patient communication. The organization has contracted with for the on-call availability of personnel...
Second excerpt:
	...with patient and family communication. PROCEDURE: Any speech or hearing impairment will be documented in the patient's medical record and will be communicated to the healthcare team members providing services to the patient. Assign, when available, employees skilled in sign language to communicate with the patient. Identify any family members who would be available to assist with patient communication. The use of chalk boards, note pads and other communicative methods are encouraged for...