2010 Utah Code
Title 58 - Occupations and Professions
Chapter 80a - Medical Language Interpreter Act
58-80a-303 - Qualifications for certification.

58-80a-303. Qualifications for certification.
A person qualifies as a certified medical language interpreter if the person:
(1) acts as a medical language interpreter between English and at least one of the following languages:
(a) Spanish;
(b) Russian;
(c) Bosnian;
(d) Somali;
(e) Mandarin Chinese;
(f) Cantonese; or
(g) Navajo;
(2) passes an examination administered by, or under contract with, the division, that tests:
(a) the following areas, with respect to the language for which the person applies for certification:
(i) basic language fluency;
(ii) basic medical terminology, including the ability to:
(A) name human body parts;
(B) name internal human organs;
(C) describe basic medical symptoms; and
(D) describe basic medical instructions, including dosage amounts and frequency; and
(iii) basic cultural competency relating to medical care beliefs and practices that are common to people who speak that language;
(b) knowledge and understanding of the national standards of practice; and
(c) a basic understanding of medical confidentiality requirements, including the confidentiality requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
(3) signs a statement agreeing to abide by the national standards of practice; and
(4) pays the fee described in Section 58-80a-305.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 127, 2010 General Session