California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4.5 - Division of Workers' Compensation › Subchapter 1 - Administrative Director-Administrative Rules › Article 5.7 - Fees for Interpreter Services › Section 9795.1.6 - Interpreters for Medical Treatment Appointments or Medical Legal Exams

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To qualify to
					 be paid for interpreter services at a medical treatment appointment or medical
					 legal exam, the interpreter shall be certified, certified for medical treatment
					 appointments or medical legal exams, or provisionally certified.
(1) Certified means listed on the State
					 Personnel Board webpage at
http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/InterpreterListing/
or the California Courts webpage at
http://courts.ca.gov/programs-interpreters.htm
;
					 or
(2) Certified for medical
					 treatment appointments or medical legal exams, which means either
(A) passing the Certification Commission for
					 Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) exam evidenced by a CCHI
					 certification/credential indicating that the interpreter passed the exam and
					 specifying the language, if indicated. The certification procedure is set forth
					 on the CCHI webpage at
http://www.healthcareinterpretercertification.org/
.
					 The CCHI certification/credentials are valid for four years from the date when
					 CCHI granted/issued the credential. Individuals who are granted a CCHI
					 certification or credential must comply with the CCHI requirements to be
					 recertified within this four year period to maintain their
					 certification/credential. Questions about an application may be sent by email
					 to apply@healthcareinterpretercertification.org or to CCHI, 1725 I Street NW,
					 Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20006 (866-969-6656); or
(B) passing the National Board of
					 Certification for Medical Interpreters (National Board) exams evidenced by a
					 National Board credential indicating that the interpreter passed the exams and
					 specifying the language. The certification procedure is set forth on the
					 National Board webpage at
http://www.certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org/
.
					 The National Board certification is valid for five years from the date when
					 National Board granted/issued the certification. Individuals who are granted a
					 National Board certification must comply with the National Board requirements
					 to be recertified within this five year period to maintain their certification.
					 Questions about an application may be sent by email to
					 info@certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org or to National Board, P.O. Box 300, Stow,
					 MA 01775 (1-765-633-2378); or
(3) Provisionally certified as an interpreter
					 for purposes of medical treatment appointments or medical legal exams (A) if
					 the claims administrator has given prior written consent to the interpreter who
					 provides the services, or (B) the injured worker requires interpreter services
					 in a language other than Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean,
					 Portuguese, and Vietnamese, in which case the physician may use a provisionally
					 certified interpreter if that fact is noted in the record of the medical
					 evaluation.