Or. Admin. Code § 436-010-0225 - Choosing a Person to Provide Interpreter Services
(1) A worker
may choose a person to communicate with a medical provider when the worker and
the medical provider speak different languages, including sign language. The
worker may choose a family member, a friend, an employee of the medical
provider, or someone who provides interpreter services as a profession.
However, for signed language interpretation services, the worker may only
choose an interpreter who is a medical sign language interpreter licensed under
ORS 676.765. A representative of the
worker's employer may not provide interpreter services. The medical provider
may disapprove of the worker's choice at any time the medical provider feels
the interpreter services are not improving communication with the worker, or
feels the interpretation is not complete or accurate.
(2) When a worker asks an insurer to arrange
for interpreter services, the insurer must:
(a) For interpretation services, other than
signed language interpretation services, use a certified or qualified health
care interpreter listed on the Oregon Health Care Interpreter Registry of the
Oregon Health Authority, available at:
http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEI/Pages/HCI-Program.aspx.
The interpreter's certification or qualification must be in effect on the date
the interpreter services are provided. If no certified or qualified health care
interpreter is available, the insurer may schedule an interpreter of its choice
subject to the limits in section (1) of this rule.
(b) For signed language interpretation
services, use a sign language interpreter licensed under ORS
676.750 to
676.789.
(3) Prior to offering interpreter services by
a health care interpreter employed by the medical provider, the medical
provider must inform the worker of the worker's right to choose an
interpreter.
(4) For the purpose
of this rule, interpreter services means the act of orally translating between
a medical provider and a worker who speak different languages, including sign
language. It includes reasonable time spent waiting at the location for the
medical provider to examine or treat the worker as well as reasonable time
spent on necessary paperwork for the provider's office.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 656.726(4)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 656.245
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(1) A worker may choose a person to communicate with a medical provider when the worker and the medical provider speak different languages, including sign language. The worker may choose a family member, a friend, an employee of the medical provider , or someone who provides interpreter services as a profession. However, a representative of the worker's employer may not provide interpreter services. The medical provider may disapprove of the worker's choice at any time the medical provider feels the interpreter services are not improving communication with the worker, or feels the interpretation is not complete or accurate.
(2) When a worker asks an insurer to arrange for interpreter services, the insurer must use a certified or qualified health care interpreter listed on the Oregon Health Care Interpreter Registry of the Oregon Health Authority, available at: http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEI/Pages/HCI-Program.aspx. The interpreter's certification or qualification must be in effect on the date the interpreter services are provided. If no certified or qualified health care interpreter is available, the insurer may schedule an interpreter of its choice subject to the limits in section (1) of this rule.
(3) For the purpose of this rule, interpreter services means the act of orally translating between a medical provider and a patient who speak different languages, including sign language. It includes reasonable time spent waiting at the location for the medical provider to examine or treat the patient as well as reasonable time spent on necessary paperwork for the provider's office.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 656.726(4)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 656.245