SF 2603

2nd Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 09/27/2016 03:24pm

A bill for an act
relating to human rights; adding a requirement for closed captioning on
televisions in medical facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 144.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [144.611] CAPTIONING REQUIRED.
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new text begin (a) This section applies to health care facilities licensed under this chapter.
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new text begin (b) Any television in a waiting room provided for use by the general public, or by
individuals using or requesting services, must have a closed captioning feature activated at
all times if the television includes a captioning feature. A health care facility must make
reasonable efforts to prevent members of the general public and individuals using or
requesting services from independently deactivating a captioning feature.
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new text begin (c) It is not a violation of this section if the captioning feature is deactivated by a
member of the general public or an individual using or requesting services, so long as the
captioning is reactivated as soon as practicable by a member of the facility staff upon
knowledge that the deactivation has occurred.
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new text begin (d) This section does not affect any other provision of law relating to disability
discrimination or providing reasonable accommodations or diminish the rights of a person
with a disability under other law.
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