Procedures for Obtaining Qualified Interpreters and Foreign Sample Clauses

Procedures for Obtaining Qualified Interpreters and Foreign. Language Interpreters in a Timely Manner. When a qualified interpreter or a foreign language interpreter is necessary for effective communication, MHS shall take the following steps to obtain a qualified interpreter or foreign language interpreter. Steps should be taken in the order in which they are listed. 1. Request a qualified interpreter or foreign language interpreter from a list of such interpreters maintained by MHS, including staff interpreters and bilingual/multilingual staff, or from an agency with whom MHS has an ongoing contract for qualified interpreter and foreign language interpreter services; 2. Exert reasonable efforts to contact qualified interpreting agencies or foreign language interpreting agencies known to MHS or interpreters who provide services on a freelance basis; and 3. Inform the Patient and/or Companion who has a hearing or speech disability or who is LEP of the efforts taken to secure a qualified interpreter and/or foreign language interpreter and the efforts that have failed, and follow up on reasonable suggestions for alternate sources of qualified interpreters and/or foreign language interpreters, such as a qualified interpreter or foreign language interpreter known to that person.
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