Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) An individual
engaged in interpreting or transliterating services in a religious setting is
exempt from registration under section 4(b)(1) of the act (63 P. S. §
1725.4(b)(1)) if the
services are provided either:
(1) During a
worship service conducted by a religious entity.
(2) Exclusively for religious-study purposes
for a religious entity or religiously affiliated school.
(b) An individual engaged in sign language
interpreting or transliterating during an emergency when a delay in obtaining a
State-registered interpreter or transliterator might lead to injury or loss to
the individual requiring the services is exempt.
(c) An individual engaged in interpreting or
transliterating as part of a supervised internship or practicum at an
accredited college or university, RID or NAD if it is not in a legal, medical
or mental health setting is exempt.
(d) An individual who does not reside in this
Commonwealth is exempt from registration under section 4(b)(4) of the act in
accordance with the following:
(1) The
individual possesses current certification from NAD or RID.
(2) The individual provides interpreting or
transliterating services in this Commonwealth for no longer than 14 days each
year.
(3) The individual provides
the following to the Office within 5 business days of providing the
interpreting or transliterating service:
(i)
Written notice of the date and duration of each sign language or
transliterating service that the individual provides or intends to provide
within this Commonwealth. Forms may be obtained from the Office or the
Department's web site
www.dli.state.pa.us/odhh.
(ii) Proof of current
certification.
(4) The
Office will provide notice to a sign language interpreter or transliterator
that he has provided 14 days of services during the year and that the
individual is prohibited from providing any further interpreting or
transliterating services within this Commonwealth during the year unless the
individual registers with the Office in accordance with section 5 of the act
(63
P. S. §
1725.5).
(e) An individual engaged in interpreting or
transliterating at the request of a client who is deaf or hard of hearing is
exempt from registration under section 4(b)(5) of the act in accordance with
the following:
(1) The interpreter or
transliterator notifies the client that the individual is not registered with
the Office.
(2) The client signs a
written confirmation acknowledging that the individual is not registered and
acknowledging that the client desires the individual's services. Forms may be
obtained from the Office or the Department's web site at
www.dli.state.pa.us/odhh.
(3) The individual providing services shall
provide a copy of the confirmation to the client and maintain a copy of the
client's signed statement for 2 years.
(f) An individual who engages in interpreting
or transliterating strictly as a volunteer is exempt.
(g) An individual is exempt from registration
under section 4(b)(7) of the act for a school-related activity if the
individual complies with the State Board of Education regulations establishing
criteria for persons providing sign language and interpreting services for a
school-related activity. See 22 Pa. Code §§14.105 and 711.5 (relating to
personnel).
(h) If a sign language
interpreter or transliterator is required for effective communication at a
physician's office, an individual is exempt from registration under section
4(b)(8) of the act if the individual provides sign language interpreting or
transliterating services to a patient who is deaf or hard of hearing in
accordance with the following:
(1) The
patient signs a written confirmation acknowledging that the individual
providing the interpreting or transliterating services is not registered, that
the patient has the right to request or provide an interpreter or
transliterator who is registered with the Office and the patient desires the
services of the unregistered individual. This confirmation must be completed
during every office visit. Forms may be obtained from the Office or the
Department's web site at
www.dli.state.pa.us/odhh.
(2) The individual providing sign language
interpreting or transliterating services informs the patient in writing that a
request for a registered interpreter or transliterator made after the
commencement of the office visit may result in a delay of physician
services.
(3) The physician's
office shall maintain a copy of the patient's signed statement in the patient's
health care file consistent with the regulations of the State Board of Medicine
and the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. See 49 Pa. Code §§16.95 and 25.213 (relating to
medical records).
(4) The
interpreter or transliterator shall maintain a copy of the signed statement for
2 years from the date of service.
(5) A copy of the signed statement shall be
provided to the patient.
(i) An individual engaged in interpreting or
transliterating in a judicial or in an administrative proceeding is exempt from
registeration if the individual is providing services under 42 Pa.C.S.
Subchapter C (relating to court interpreters for the deaf) or 2 Pa.C.S.
Subchapter D (relating to administrative proceeding interpreters for persons
who are deaf).
