Section 1557 Language Access Annual Notice Year 1 Anniversary — July 5, 2026 Compliance Window
HHS Section 1557 Annual Notice of Availability (free language assistance services in English + 15 most common LEP languages in the state) has been in effect since July 5, 2025. Year 1 compliance review window approaching July 5, 2026. CA's 15 LEP languages include Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean, Armenian, Russian, Persian, Arabic, Punjabi, Khmer, Hmong, Hindi, Japanese, Mon-Khmer. All FQHCs taking Medicare/Medi-Cal must have posted, distributed, and translated the Notice — pairs with the May 11, 2026 WCAG 2.1AA deadline as a compounding civil rights compliance window for FQHCs. Two HHS OCR rules with overlapping enforcement risk in the same 8-week window.
Primary source
HHS OCRFQHC Talent. (2026, July 5). Section 1557 Language Access Annual Notice Year 1 Anniversary — July 5, 2026 Compliance Window. Primary source: HHS OCR. Retrieved May 18, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/section-1557-language-access-anniversary-july-2026
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