OAR 850-010-0180: Professional Standards and Communication - Interpreter Requirements

(1) Naturopathic physicians in the State of Oregon must conduct themselves and practice according to the Code of Ethics of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians as adopted by the Board. (2) Oregon Health Authority under ORS 413.558 requires all naturopathic physicians, who are reimbursed with public funds, in whole or in part, work with a health care interpreter from the health care interpreter registry, when communicating (e.g. counseling, patient care services, billing) with a patient who prefers to communicate in a language other than English or who communicates in signed language, unless the naturopathic physician is proficient in the patient's preferred language. (3) Any individual providing health care interpreting services must meet the eligibility standards established in Oregon Administrative Rule Chapter 333, division 2.