Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division issued an industry notice regarding statutory changes that will make some interpreters and translators eligible for benefits that they were previously excluded from receiving.
Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday signed House Bill 2359, a multifaceted bill that, among other things, requires health care providers to work with registered interpreters. The bill also repealed a section of ORS 656.027 that declared a person performing language translation and interpretation services for others through an agent or broker is not covered by the state’...
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