Title 58, Title 58: Occupations and Professions

58-80a-302. Certification is voluntary. (1) The certification provided under this chapter is voluntary. (2) This chapter does not prohibit a person from acting as a medical language interpreter, if the person does not have a certificate described in Subsection. 58-80a-301(1)

58-80a-303. Qualifications for certification. (1) An individual qualifies as a tier 1 certified medical language interpreter if the individual: acts as a medical language interpreter between English and at least one other language; passes an oral and written examination: administ…

58-80a-304. Term of certification -- Expiration -- Renewal. (1) Notwithstanding Section, the division shall issue each certification under this chapter in accordance with a three-year renewal cycle established by rule. The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal cycle by…

58-80a-305. Fees -- Rulemaking authority. (1) The division may charge a fee, established under Section, to recover the costs of: 63J-1-504 administering the examination described in Section; and 58-80a-303 issuing the certificate described in Subsection. 58-80a-301(1) (2) The div…

58-80a-401. Grounds for denial of certification -- Disciplinary proceedings. Grounds for refusing to issue a certification to an applicant, for refusing to renew the certification of a certified medical language interpreter, for revoking, suspending, restricting, or placing on pr…

58-80a-501. Unlawful conduct. In addition to the definition in Subsection, "unlawful conduct" includes representing or holding oneself out as a certified medical language interpreter when not certified under this chapter.

58-80a-502. Penalty for unlawful conduct. A person who violates the unlawful conduct provisions described in Sectionis guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

58-80a-503. Unprofessional conduct. "Unprofessional conduct" includes: (1) conduct which is detrimental to the interests of the public; (2) willful or negligent betrayal or disclosure of confidential information about which the certified medical language interpreter becomes knowl…

58-80a-601. Priority for certified medical language interpreter. The Department of Health and Human Services may give priority to contracting with companies that use certified medical language interpreters.