Or. Admin. Code § 950-050-0130

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 950-050-0130 - Denial, Revocation, Suspension or Refusal to Renew Status for Certification and Qualification

(1) The Authority shall deny, revoke, suspend or refuse to renew a letter of certification or qualification if:

(a) An applicant for an initial certification or qualification fails to meet the eligibility standards of OAR 950-050-0040.

(b) An applicant for certification or qualification renewal fails to comply with the requirements of OAR 950-050-0120.

(c) An applicant submits information that cannot be verified.

(d) An applicant engages in conduct or practices found by the Authority to be in violation of the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care Code of Ethics, the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care Standards of Practice, or the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Code of Professional Conduct, as applicable.

(2) The Authority may deny, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a certification or qualification, or impose remedial education or corrective actions on an applicant or central registry enrollee, if the individual engages in any of the following conduct:

(a) Representing that the applicant or enrollee is an Oregon certified or qualified health care interpreter without having been issued a valid letter of certification or qualification by the Authority.

(b) Knowingly giving false information to the Authority.

(c) Violating the credentialing process by:

(A) Falsifying or misrepresenting education credentials or other information required for admission to an evaluation or assessment.

(B) Having an impersonator take an evaluation or assessment on the applicant or enrollee's behalf.

(C) Impersonating an applicant or enrollee.

(d) Having a credential to provide health care interpreting services in another state, territory or country, or issued by another certifying entity denied, revoked or suspended based on behavior by the individual similar to acts described in this rule.

(e) Allowing the use of an Authority issued credential by a non-credentialed person.

(f) Presenting another person's credential as the applicant or enrollee's own credential.

(g) Impersonating another Oregon certified or qualified HCI.

(h) Practicing health care interpreting services under a false or assumed name.

(i) Using or attempting to use a credential that has been revoked, suspended, or lapsed.

(j) Practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope of the National Code of Ethics or National Standards of Practice for Interpreters in Health Care, or the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Code of Professional Conduct, as applicable.

(k) Engaging in false, deceptive or misleading advertising of the applicant or enrollee's certification or qualification credentials.

(A) False, deceptive or misleading advertising includes but is not limited to advertising health care interpreting services using the terms "Oregon qualified" or "Oregon certified" health care interpreter in any private or public communication or publication when not credentialed by the Authority.

(B) Advertising includes telephone directory listings, business cards, social media networking, or any other source of public communication.

(l) Failing to comply or cooperate with an Authority request in any way, including but not limited to a credentialing action or disciplinary proceeding, including:

(A) Failing to submit requested papers or documents.

(B) Failing to submit a written response to complaints filed with the Authority.

(C) Failing to respond to requests for information issued by the Authority whether or not the applicant or enrollee is accused in the proceeding.

(m) Failing to comply with an "assurance to desist" the applicant or enrollee entered into with the Authority.

Or. Admin. Code § 950-050-0130

PH 18-2006, f. & cert. ef. 8-2-06; PH 2-2011, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-11; PH 18-2016, f. 6-9-16, cert. ef. 7/1/2016; PH 48-2022, amend filed 04/27/2022, effective 7/1/2022; PH 16-2023, renumbered from 333-002-0190, filed 04/14/2023, effective 4/14/2023; OEI 9-2023, minor correction filed 05/02/2023, effective 5/2/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.558

Statutes/Other Implemented: 413.558 & ORS 413.556