Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 337 - BOARD OF MEDICAL IMAGING
Division 30 - COMPLIANCE AND DISCIPLINE
Section 337-030-0035 - Health Care Interpreter Rules
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 337-030-0035
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a licensee who is reimbursed with public funds shall work with a health care interpreter from the health care interpreter registry administered by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 413.558 when communicating with a patient who prefers to communicate in a language other than English, unless the licensee is proficient in the patient's preferred language.
(a) A licensee who is otherwise required to
work with a health care interpreter from the health care interpreter registry
may work with a health care interpreter who is not listed on the health care
interpreter registry only if the provider:
(A)
Is employed by an education provider that provides education services to
children from birth through age 21 and the interpreter is provided by the
education provider in accordance with the education provider's
requirements;
(B) Verifies, in
writing, that the licensee has taken the appropriate steps needed to obtain a
health care interpreter from the health care interpreter registry in accordance
with the rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS
413.558; or
(C) Has offered the patient the services of a
health care interpreter from the health care interpreter registry and the
patient declined the offer and chose a different interpreter.
(b) A licensee shall give personal
protective equipment, consistent with established national standards, to health
care interpreters providing services on-site at no cost to the health care
interpreter and may not suggest to the health care interpreter that the health
care interpreter should procure the health care interpreter's own personal
protective equipment as a condition of working with the licensee.
(c) A licensee shall maintain records of each
patient encounter in which the provider worked with a health care interpreter
from the health care interpreter registry. The records must include:
(A) The name of the licensee;
(B) The health care interpreter's registry
number; and
(C) The language
interpreted.
(2) For the purposes of this rule, education provider is defined as:
(a) A school district,
as defined in ORS 332.002.
(b) The Oregon School for the Deaf.
(c) An educational program under the Youth
Corrections Education Program.
(d)
A public charter school, as defined in ORS
338.005.
(e) An education service district, as defined
in ORS 334.003.
(f) Any state-operated program that provides
educational services to students.
(g) A private school.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 688.555
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 688.525
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