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Frågan om kostnadsfri tolk i vården har diskuterats i flera regioner, där vissa har försökt införa avgifter men stött på rättsliga hinder på grund av otydlig lagstiftning.
En av frågorna i Valkompassen handlar om huruvida regionen bör begränsa möjligheterna att få en tolk utan extra kostnad när man söker vård. I dag är det regionen, eller den vårdgivare som regionen anlitar, som ansvarar för att ordna tolk när en patient behöver det.
Sverigedemokraterna är ett av partierna som vill se en mer restriktiv hållning.
– Bor man i Sverige så har man ett eget ansvar att lära sig det svenska språket så fort som möjligt, säger Anton Berglund gruppledare för sverigedemokraterna i Sörmland.
Blekinge testade – tog stopp i domstol
Att avgiftsbelägga tolk i vården är något som politikerna i region Blekinge testade med, men där tog det stopp i domstol. Förvaltningsrätten menade då att regionen saknade stöd i lag eller annan författning för ett sådant avgiftsuttag.
Hör Sverigedemokraterna, Vård för pengarna och Socialdemokraterna berätta om vad de står i frågan om gratis tolk i klippet ovan.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Fler regioner kommer att pröva avgiftsbelagd tolk i vården trots domstolsutslag i Blekinge
Possible · Within months
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