Or. Admin. Code § 950-050-0170

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 950-050-0170 - Interpreting Service Companies

(1) Beginning September 1, 2022, for onsite interpreting and no later than July 1, 2023, for remote interpreting, an interpreting service company shall arrange for a health care interpreter to provide interpreting services only when the health care interpreter is listed on the central registry. An interpreting service company may only arrange for a health care interpreter who is not listed on the central registry when:

(a) The health care provider informs the interpreting service company that the health care provider has followed the requirements outlined in OAR 950-050-0160; or

(b) No health care interpreter on the central registry who is available in the requested language is employed or contracted with the interpreting service company.

(2) Beginning September 1, 2022, an interpreting service company shall maintain records for each referral of a health care interpreter to work with a health care provider. These records shall be provided to the Authority upon the Authority's request. The record shall include:

(a) The full name of the health care interpreter.

(b) The health care interpreter's central registry number, if applicable.

(c) The language being interpreted.

(3) An interpreting service company shall not represent to a health care provider that a contracted or employed health care interpreter referred by the company is a qualified or certified health care interpreter unless the interpreter has met the requirements for qualification or certification as outlined in OAR 950-050-0110 and has been issued a valid letter and central registry enrollment number.

(4) An interpreting service company shall not require that a health care interpreter procure the health care interpreter's own personal protective equipment as a condition of receiving a referral.

Or. Admin. Code § 950-050-0170

PH 48-2022, adopt filed 04/27/2022, effective 7/1/2022; PH 16-2023, renumbered from 333-002-0270, filed 04/14/2023, effective 4/14/2023; OEI 11-2023, minor correction filed 05/02/2023, effective 5/2/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.558

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 419.558 & ORS 413.556