| WAC Sections | ||
PURPOSE AND SCOPE | ||
| 388-03-010 | What is the purpose of these rules? | |
| 388-03-020 | What is the scope of these rules? | |
DEFINITIONS | ||
| 388-03-030 | What definitions are important to understanding these rules? | |
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 388-03-110 | What requirements apply to persons providing language services to DSHS clients? | |
| 388-03-112 | When am I considered certified or authorized? | |
| 388-03-114 | Can I provide language services to DSHS without taking a department examination? | |
| 388-03-115 | Who determines if my request for examination exemption is "sufficiently documented"? | |
| 388-03-116 | What if my certification documents are in a foreign language? | |
| 388-03-117 | What happens to my request for department recognition as an interpreter/translator? | |
| 388-03-118 | Does the department maintain lists of certified/authorized interpreters and translators? | |
EXAMINATIONS—ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION | ||
| 388-03-120 | Who can take the department's interpreter/translator certification and screening examinations? | |
| 388-03-122 | What type of test is given by the department to certify and authorize persons providing language services to DSHS clients? | |
| 388-03-123 | What is a screening examination? | |
| 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? | |
| 388-03-126 | What does the pretest package contain? | |
EXAMINATION—FEES | ||
| 388-03-130 | What examination fees must I pay? | |
| 388-03-132 | How do I pay my examination fees? | |
| 388-03-133 | Are my examination fees refundable? | |
EXAMINATIONS—SCHEDULING | ||
| 388-03-135 | Where are the test locations and how frequent are the test sessions? | |
| 388-03-136 | Can I change my test appointment date and time? | |
EXAMINATIONS—ADMINISTRATION AND SCORING | ||
| 388-03-138 | What procedural requirements apply to administering certification and screening examinations? | |
| 388-03-140 | What if a test candidate is suspected of cheating? | |
| 388-03-142 | Can I appeal the decision about my ineligibility to take any DSHS test because of cheating? | |
| 388-03-144 | How do I request an adjudicative hearing about the department's decision to declare me ineligible due to cheating? | |
| 388-03-150 | How does the department score my bilingual examinations? | |
| 388-03-152 | When does the department mail my test scores? | |
| 388-03-153 | I have passed my interpreter written test. How long is my written test score valid before I take my oral test? | |
| 388-03-154 | Can I appeal my test scores? | |
| 388-03-156 | How many times can I retake a failed test? | |
DECERTIFICATION/DEAUTHORIZATION OF INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS | ||
| 388-03-160 | How do I maintain my certification or authorization status? | |
| 388-03-162 | How does the department keep track of my continuing education credit hours? | |
| 388-03-164 | What happens if I do not meet the requirements for maintaining my certification or authorization status? | |
| 388-03-166 | What about certificates/authorization letters issued prior to the effective date of the revised chapter 388-03 WAC? | |
| 388-03-170 | Can the department deny or revoke my certification or authorization status? | |
| 388-03-171 | Can the department deny or revoke my certification or authorization status as a department bilingual employee? | |
| 388-03-172 | What procedures must the department follow if it denies or revokes my certification or authorization status? | |
| 388-03-173 | What is the required time frame to file a revocation request? | |
| 388-03-174 | Can I appeal the decision to deny or revoke my certification or authorization? | |
| 388-03-176 | How do I request an adjudicative hearing? | |
| 388-03-124 | How do I register for a certification or screening examination if I am a department employee or an applicant for a bilingual position with the department? [Statutory Authority: RCW 2.43.010, 74.04.025, and 74.08.090. WSR 00-06-014, § 388-03-124, filed 2/22/00, effective 3/24/00.] Repealed by WSR 15-17-092, filed 8/18/15, effective 9/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.025, 74.08.090, 45 C.F.R. Section 80.3 (b)(2), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Reyes vs. Thompson Consent Order. |