Washington Administrative Code
Title 182 - Health Care Authority
WASHINGTON APPLE HEALTH
Chapter 182-526 - Administrative hearing rules for medical services programs
Section 182-526-0145 - Interpreter requirements

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 182-526-0145

Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024

(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.

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.

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