ORS 413.556: Testing, qualification and certification standards for health care interpreters.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
The Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters shall work in cooperation with the Oregon Health Authority to: (1) Develop and approve testing, qualification and certification standards, consistent with national standards, for health care interpreters for persons with limited English proficiency and for persons who communicate in signed language. (2) Do all other acts as shall be necessary or appropriate under the provisions of ORS 413.550 to 413.559, 413.564 and 413.565. [Formerly 409.621; 2015 c.318 §4; 2021 c.453 §10]
Official history and status
History: Note: See note under 413.550.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 851-001-0170: Requirements for Language Interpreter — implements
- OAR 950-050-0000: Purpose — implements
- OAR 950-050-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 950-050-0020: Health Care Interpreter Services — implements
- OAR 950-050-0030: Central Registry — implements
- OAR 950-050-0040: Eligibility Standards for Central Registry Enrollment, Qualification and Certification — implements
- OAR 950-050-0050: Application Procedure — implements
- OAR 950-050-0060: Formal Training Documentation and Approval of Training Programs — implements
- OAR 950-050-0070: Approval of Testing Centers, Skill Evaluation and Assessment — implements
- OAR 950-050-0080: Skill Evaluation or Assessment Appeal — implements
- OAR 950-050-0090: Continuing Education — implements
- OAR 950-050-0100: Letter of Qualification — implements
- OAR 950-050-0110: Letter of Certification — implements
- OAR 950-050-0120: Certification and Qualification Renewal — implements
- OAR 950-050-0120: Certification and Qualification Renewal — authority
- OAR 950-050-0130: Denial, Revocation, Suspension, Refusal to Renew, Progressive Disciplinary Actions, and Credential Status Reinstatement for Certification and Qualification — implements
- OAR 950-050-0140: Complaints — implements
- OAR 950-050-0150: Hearings — implements
- OAR 950-050-0160: Health Care Provider Requirements — implements
- OAR 950-050-0170: Interpreting Service Companies — implements
- OAR 950-050-0180: Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 413.550 — resolved
- 413.559 — resolved
- 413.564 — resolved
- 413.565 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.html