Whenever any deaf person is a party to an adjudicatory proceeding before the department, or a witness therein, the department shall in all instances appoint a qualified interpreter of the deaf to interpret the proceedings to, and the testimony of, such deaf person. The department shall determine a reasonable fee for all such interpreting services which shall be a charge upon the department.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 367.6