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  "section_number": "2365",
  "citation": "R.S. 46:2365",
  "heading": "Determination of interpreter's/transliterator's qualifications",
  "text": "A. Before appointing an interpreter/transliterator, the appointing authority shall make a preliminary determination based on the needs of the person who is deaf or hard of hearing and upon the recommendation of the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf. If the interpreter/transliterator is not able to facilitate effective communication with the person who is deaf or hard of hearing, the appointing authority shall provide another qualified interpreter/transliterator.\n\nB. Upon request of the person for whom the interpreter/transliterator is appointed, or on the appointing authority's own motion, an interpreter/transliterator may be removed for the inability to communicate with the person who is deaf or hard of hearing, or if, for reasonable cause, another interpreter/transliterator is so desired by the person who is deaf or hard of hearing for whom the interpreter/transliterator is serving.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "46",
      "name": "PUBLIC WELFARE AND ASSISTANCE"
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      "number": "32-A",
      "name": "LOUISIANA INTERPRETER'S LAW"
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 46 › Chapter 32-A",
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      "act_year": 2017,
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Added by Acts 1982, No. 135, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §11.",
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