§ 46:2365 — Determination of interpreter's/transliterator's qualifications

§2365. 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.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1982, No. 135, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §11.