Section 182-526-0145 - Interpreter requirements(1) Interpreters must: (a) Use the interpretive mode that the parties, the person with hearing loss, the interpreter, and the administrative law judge (ALJ) consider the most accurate and effective;(b) Interpret statements made by the parties and the ALJ;(c) Not disclose information about the hearing without the written consent of the parties; and(d) Not comment on the hearing or give legal advice.(2) The ALJ must allow enough time for all interpretations to be made and understood.(3) The ALJ may make a video recording of a hearing and use it as the official transcript for hearings involving a person with hearing loss.Wash. Admin. Code § 182-526-0145
Statutory Authority: 2011 1st sp.s. c 15§ 53, chapters 74.09, 34.05 RCW, and 10-08 WAC. 13-02-007, §182-526-0145, filed 12/19/12, effective 2/1/13.