Ignore regs at your peril--JCAHO's interested, too.
D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012813:Sign Language; D013064:Speech Disorders; D014175:Translating; D014481:United States