Wisconsin Statutes 46.295 – Interpreters for the hearing-impaired
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 46.295
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Promulgate: when used in connection with a rule, as defined under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Qualified: when applied to any person elected or appointed to office, means that such person has done those things which the person was by law required to do before entering upon the duties of the person's office. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Town: may be construed to include cities, villages, wards or districts. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Village: means incorporated village. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) The department may, on the request of any hearing-impaired person, city, village, town, or county or private agency, provide funds from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (da) and (hs) to reimburse interpreters for hearing-impaired persons for the provision of interpreter services.
(2) The department shall grant priority to requests to pay fees charged by interpreters for the following, in the following order:
(a) Emergencies.
(b) Medical, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, psychiatric and psychological services.
(c) Legal services and civil court proceedings.
(d) Matters concerning law enforcement personnel.
(e) Matters concerning any federal, state, county or municipal agency.
(3) The department shall maintain lists of qualified interpreters under s. 885.37 (5) (b).
(4) The department may use as an interpreter for hearing-impaired persons only the following:
(a) An interpreter for hearing-impaired persons who is certified by the national registry of interpreters for the deaf.
(b) If an interpreter under par. (a) is unavailable, an interpreter for hearing-impaired persons whose qualifications have been determined appropriate by the department.
(5) The department may bill any public or private agency at the rates established by the department for interpreter services for hearing-impaired persons commensurate with the certification or qualification level of the interpreter providing services if the department determines that the agency is required under state or federal law to provide interpreter services to a hearing-impaired person or if the agency agrees to pay for the services.
(6) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.