Revised Interpreter Rules Focus on Certification

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday released a revised proposal for interpreter rules that adds a provision allowing interpreters to become certified for medical appointments through two national agencies and eliminates references to "qualified" interpreters.The revised rules, which were posted to the division’s website for a 15-day public comment period, provide that in order to be paid, interpreters for medical appointments must be certified by the State Personnel Board, be “certified for medical treatment appointm...