(1)  The division shall issue to a person who qualifies under this chapter a certificate as a certified medical language interpreter.

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-80a-301

  • Certified medical language interpreter: means a medical language interpreter who has received a certificate from the division under this chapter. See Utah Code 58-80a-102
  • Medical language interpreter: means a person who, for compensation, performs verbal language interpretation services between a health care provider who speaks English and another person for the purpose of assisting the person in seeking or obtaining medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment. See Utah Code 58-80a-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  A certificate described in Subsection (1) shall specify the language that the person is certified for.

(3)  This chapter prohibits a person from representing or holding oneself out as a certified medical language interpreter if the person does not have a certificate described in Subsection (1).

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 127, 2010 General Session