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Lack of standards for Oregon medical interpreters raises issues about training
Doctors who don’t understand the language of their patients rely on interpreters to explain everything from a diagnosis to prescription routines. And although Oregon is one of only a handful of states...
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An important PSA from our National Board of Certification for Medical...
Filed under: Interpreters, Language Access, Language Barriers, Language Certification, Medical Interpreters, National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI) Tagged: IMIA,...
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California Interpreters Push State for More Trained Interpreters
One in five Californians speak English less than “very well.” During the next five years, with the implementation of health care reform, more than 3 million Californians will require language...
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CA DWC Final Interpreter Services Regulations Now in Effect –via...
Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s (DWC) final version of interpreter services regulations, one of...
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Patient-interpreter bill aims to overcome language barriers –via LA Times
By Titania Kumeh August 18, 2013, 4:57 p.m. Five years ago, Julio Perez’s mother didn’t understand what the doctors and nurses were saying. Her 4-year-old son, Perez’s younger brother, was on a...
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Q&A with Louis Provenzano and Izabel Arocha –via GALA
Q&A with Louis Provenzano and Izabel Arocha October 03, 2013 Recently, GALA asked Louis Provenzano, longtime interpreting advocate and former CEO of Language Line Services, about his new...
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Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown vetoes bill to give Medi-Cal interpreters union...
Gov. Jerry Brown discusses the state budget at a news conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento in January. RANDALL BENTON — rbenton@sacbee.com Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation Sunday that...
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In 2016, Health Care Providers are Required to Work with Certified or...
Oregon Health Bill 2419 has been revised for 2016 to include a requirement that health care providers work with certified or qualified health care interpreters whenever possible. It is important for...
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As need for interpreters grows, Alaska courts look to technology to save...
Written by: Hope Miller Court-certified interpreter Yolanda Martinez-Ley poses in front of the Nesbett Courthouse in downtown Anchorage on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. Bob Hallinen / ADN The Alaska Court...
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Arizona courts begin certification of language interpreters –via AP
(Picture courtesy of Getty.) PHOENIX – Arizona’s state court system is moving to require certification of foreign-language interpreters used by courts. Under Arizona’s program, courts that employ...
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