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urn: urn:us-la:rs:46:2365
citation: "R.S. 46:2365"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 46 › Chapter 32-A"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1982, number: 135, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2017, number: 146, section: 11, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Determination of interpreter's/transliterator's qualifications

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.

B. 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.