The purpose of this toolkit, developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is to enable organizations to implement the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Standards (CLAS) and improve health equity. It is organized according to the enhanced National CLAS Standards, and provides practical tools and examples of CLAS, in addition to efforts to implement the National CLAS Standards that can be adapted for use by health care organizations. It is intended for organizations that have already decided to pursue CLAS, to improve equity and eliminate health care disparities; it is not a decision guide about whether to implement National CLAS Standards.
