CERTIFICATION OF DSHS SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS, TRANSLATORS, EMPLOYEES, AND LICENSED AGENCY PERSONNEL (LAPL)
WAC Sections
PURPOSE AND SCOPE | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-010 | What is the purpose of these rules? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-020 | What is the scope of these rules? |
DEFINITIONS | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-030 | What definitions are important to understanding these rules? |
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-050 | What is the department's code of professional conduct for interpreters, translators, and LAPL? |
LTC RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CERTIFYING SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-060 | What is the responsibility of the language testing and certification (LTC) section in certifying and authorizing interpreters, translators, employees, and LAPL? |
CERTIFICATION/AUTHORIZATION OF INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-110 | What requirements apply to persons providing language services to DSHS clients? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-112 | When am I considered certified or authorized? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-114 | Can I provide language services to DSHS without taking a department examination? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-115 | Who determines if my request for examination exemption is "sufficiently documented"? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-116 | What if my certification documents are in a foreign language? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-117 | What happens to my request for department recognition as an interpreter/translator? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-118 | Does the department maintain lists of certified/authorized interpreters and translators? |
EXAMINATIONS—ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-120 | Who can take the department's interpreter/translator certification and screening examinations? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-122 | What type of test is given by the department to certify and authorize persons providing language services to DSHS clients? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-123 | What is a screening examination? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-125 | How do I register for a certification or screening examination if I am not a department employee or an applicant for a bilingual position with the department? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-126 | What does the pretest package contain? |
EXAMINATION—FEES | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-130 | What examination fees must I pay? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-132 | How do I pay my examination fees? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-133 | Are my examination fees refundable? |
EXAMINATIONS—SCHEDULING | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-135 | Where are the test locations and how frequent are the test sessions? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-136 | Can I change my test appointment date and time? |
EXAMINATIONS—ADMINISTRATION AND SCORING | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-138 | What procedural requirements apply to administering certification and screening examinations? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-140 | What if a test candidate is suspected of cheating? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-142 | Can I appeal the decision about my ineligibility to take any DSHS test because of cheating? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-144 | How do I request an adjudicative hearing about the department's decision to declare me ineligible due to cheating? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-150 | How does the department score my bilingual examinations? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-152 | When does the department mail my test scores? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-153 | I have passed my interpreter written test. How long is my written test score valid before I take my oral test? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-154 | Can I appeal my test scores? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-156 | How many times can I retake a failed test? |
DECERTIFICATION/DEAUTHORIZATION OF INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS | ||
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-160 | How do I maintain my certification or authorization status? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-162 | How does the department keep track of my continuing education credit hours? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-164 | What happens if I do not meet the requirements for maintaining my certification or authorization status? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-166 | What about certificates/authorization letters issued prior to the effective date of the revised chapter 388-03 WAC? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-170 | Can the department deny or revoke my certification or authorization status? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-171 | Can the department deny or revoke my certification or authorization status as a department bilingual employee? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-172 | What procedures must the department follow if it denies or revokes my certification or authorization status? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-173 | What is the required time frame to file a revocation request? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-174 | Can I appeal the decision to deny or revoke my certification or authorization? |
| HTMLPDF | 388-03-176 | How do I request an adjudicative hearing? |