On Thursday, May 29th, Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty signed into law HF1812, which contained the Interpreter Services Quality Initiative, creating an initiative to set a timetable for the development of regulation of medical interpreters.
The Interpreter Services Quality Initiative sets up a roster of medical interpreters at the Minnesota Department of Health, and requires a plan for the development of a registry of interpreters to be developed by January 15, 2010. It also provides for the implementation of a certification process based on the developments of the National Coalition for Healthcare Interpreter Certification one year after such a certification process is developed.
This is a huge step that have been many years in the making. Many individuals dedicated hours to this initiative and worked hand in hand with Kathryn Kmit, representing the health plans in Minnesota, and Rep. Cy Thao, to shape the form and language of the legislation. The Interpreting Stakeholders Group (ISG), an ad-hoc committee of the Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association, led this initiative.
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