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Title 22 - Social SecurityDivision 7 - Health Planning and Facility ConstructionChapter 10 - Health Facility Data
Article 8 - Patient Data Reporting Requirements
Section 97267 - Definition of Data Element for ED and AS-Preferred Language Spoken

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 97267

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 43, October 25, 2024
Section 97267 - Definition of Data Element for ED and AS-Preferred Language Spoken

Effective with encounters occurring on or after January 1, 2011, the patient's preferred language spoken shall be reported using one of the following three alternatives:

(a) If the patient's preferred language spoken is known and is included in the following list of alternatives, report the code from the list:

ENG -- English

AMH -- Amharic

ARA -- Arabic

ARM -- Armenian

YUE -- Cantonese (Yue Chinese)

CHI -- Chinese

HRV -- Croatian

PES -- Farsi

FRE -- French

CPF -- French Creole

GER -- German

GRE -- Greek

GUJ -- Gujarati

HEB -- Hebrew

HIN -- Hindi

HMN -- Hmong

HUN -- Hungarian

ILO -- Ilocano (Iloko)

IND -- Indonesian

ITA -- Italian

JPN -- Japanese

KOR -- Korean

LAO -- Lao

CMN -- Mandarin

IUM -- Mien (Iu Mien)

MKH -- Mon-Khmer

NAV -- Navajo

PAN -- Panjabi (Punjabi)

PER -- Persian

POL -- Polish

POR -- Portuguese

RUS -- Russian

SMO -- Samoan

SRP -- Serbian

SGN -- Sign Language

SPA -- Spanish

SWA -- Swahili

TGL -- Tagalog

TEL -- Telugu

THA -- Thai

TON -- Tonga

UKR -- Ukrainian

URD -- Urdu

VIE -- Vietnamese

YID -- Yiddish

YOR -- Yoruba

(b) If the preferred language spoken is known, but is not listed in subsection (a), report the full name of the language.
(c) If the preferred language spoken is unknown, report the three digit code 999.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 97267

1. New section filed 11-13-2008; operative 11-13-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 46).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) and repealer of subsections (a)(1)-(30) filed 12-31-2009; operative 12-31-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 1).
3. Amendment of first paragraph and subsection (a) filed 10-26-2010; operative 1-1-2011 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2010, No. 44).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed 8-5-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 32).

Note: Authority cited: Section 128810, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 128736 and 128737, Health and Safety Code.

1. New section filed 11-13-2008; operative 11-13-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 46).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) and repealer of subsections (a)(1)-(30) filed 12-31-2009; operative 12-31-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 1).
3. Amendment of first paragraph and subsection (a) filed 10-26-2010; operative 1-1-2011 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2010, No. 44).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed 8-5-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 32).