Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › GENERAL › Chapter 388-03 - CERTIFICATION OF DSHS SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS, TRANSLATORS, EMPLOYEES, AND LICENSED AGENCY PERSONNEL (LAPL) › CERTIFICATION/QUALIFICATION OF INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS › Section 388-03-112 - When am I considered certified or authorized?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)For department employees, candidates for
				  bilingual positions, and LAPL, you are considered certified or authorized once
				  you have passed the required bilingual skills examination for your position
				  cluster. Information regarding position clusters and their respective required
				  examination can be found on the DSHS HRD web site.
(2)For medical and social service
				  interpreters in certified languages, you are considered certified once you have
				  taken the required two-hour minimum DSHS interpreter/ translator orientation
				  training in the medical field for medical interpreters and/or in the social
				  service field for social service interpreters and the required two-hour minimum
				  interpreter/ translator professional ethics training, and you have passed the
				  required written and oral examination for interpreters. If you pass the
				  required examination before you complete the required trainings, your
				  certificate will not be issued to you until you complete the required
				  trainings.
(3) For medical and
				  social service interpreters in screened languages, you are considered
				  authorized once you have taken the required two-hour minimum DSHS
				  interpreter/translator orientation training in the medical field for medical
				  interpreters and/or in the social service field for social service interpreters
				  and the required two-hour minimum interpreter/translator professional ethics
				  training, and you have passed the required written and oral examination.
				  Instead of a certificate, an authorization letter will be issued to you. If you
				  pass the required examination before you complete the required trainings, your
				  authorization letter will not be issued to you until you complete the required
				  trainings.
(4)For document
				  translators in certified languages, you are considered certified once you have
				  taken the required two-hour minimum DSHS interpreter/translator orientation
				  training in the social service field and the required two-hour minimum
				  interpreter/translator professional ethics training, and you have passed the
				  required document translation examination for translators. If you pass the
				  required examination before you complete the required trainings, your
				  certificate will not be issued to you until you complete the required
				  trainings.
(5)Your
				  certificate/authorization letter will be mailed to you within a month from the
				  date you complete your required trainings and pass all examination
				  requirements, whichever is later. It is your responsibility to:
(a)Check the accuracy of the information
				  presented on your certificate/authorization letter;
(b)Inform the LTC section of any change of
				  your name, phone number, e-mail address, or mailing address;
(c)Request any name change in writing with a
				  copy of a court document attesting to the name change; and
(d)Contact the LTC section if your
				  certificate/authorization letter is not received within the normal time
				  frame.