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Chapter 388-03 WAC

Last Update: 2/22/00

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF DSHS SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS

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 language interpreters and translators"?
LIST RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CERTIFYING SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS
388-03-060 What is the responsibility of the language interpreter services and translations (LIST) section in certifying spoken language interpreters and translators?
CERTIFICATION/QUALIFICATION OF INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS
388-03-110 What certification/qualification requirements apply to interpreters and translators?
388-03-112 When do I become a certified or qualified interpreter or translator?
388-03-114 Can I become a department certified interpreter or translator without taking a department examination?
388-03-115 Who determines if my request is "sufficiently documented"?
388-03-116 What if the certification documents requested by the language interpreter services and translations section are in a foreign language?
388-03-117 What happens to my request for department recognition as an interpreter or translator?
388-03-118 Does the department maintain lists of certified/qualified 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 qualify interpreters and translators?
388-03-123 What is a screening test?
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?
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 my 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 What requirements apply to the scheduling of interpreter and translator certification and screening examinations?
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?
388-03-150 How does the department score my bilingual examinations?
388-03-152 When does the department mail my test scores?
388-03-154 Can I appeal my test scores?
388-03-156 How many times can I retake a failed test?
DECERTIFICATION/DISQUALIFICATION OF INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS
388-03-170 Can the department deny or revoke my certification or qualification status?
388-03-172 What procedures must the department follow if it denies or revokes my certification or qualification?
388-03-174 Can I appeal the department's decision to deny or revoke my certification or qualification?
388-03-176 How do I request an adjudicative hearing?