Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2232 - Missouri State Committee of Interpreters
Chapter 3 - Ethical Rules of Conduct
Section 20 CSR 2232-3.020 - Consumer Welfare

Universal Citation: 20 MO Code of State Regs 2232-3.020

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This rule provides the ethical principles governing the practice of interpreting and the consumer.

(1) Before beginning an interpreting assignment, an interpreter shall provide to the consumer and purchaser of the interpreter's services the following elements of informed consent:

(A) License and level of certification;

(B) Relationship to the consumer;

(C) If videotaping is utilized, how the tapes will be used; and

(D) If the interpreter is serving as a mentor for another interpreter, how confidentiality is maintained relating to the assignment.

(2) Upon request from a consumer, the interpreter shall provide the following:

(A) Services the interpreter will provide;

(B) Financial arrangements; and

(C) Limits to confidentiality regarding an individual, couple, family, or group.

(3) When interpreting multiple assignments for the same consumer(s) or platform interpreting, an interpreter shall not be required to provide the information outlined in 20 CSR 2232-3.020(1) before beginning the assignment.

(4) Within the limits of the law, an interpreter shall report to the committee all knowledge pertaining to known or suspected violations of the laws and regulations governing the practice of interpreting as defined in section 209.285.1(20), RSMo, and any other applicable laws or rules.

*Original authority: 209.328, RSMo 1994.

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