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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to establish a roster and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>develop a registry of health care interpreters; appropriating money;proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[144.058] INTERPRETER SERVICES QUALITY INITIATIVE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner shall establish a voluntary statewide roster, and develop a plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>for a registry and certification process for interpreters who provide high quality, spoken <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>language health care interpreter services. The roster, registry, and certification process <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>shall be based on the findings and recommendations set forth by the Interpreter Services <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Work Group required under Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 12, section 13. By January 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>2009, the commissioner must do the following: <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) establish a roster of all available interpreters to address access concerns, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>particularly in rural areas;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) develop a plan for a registry of spoken language health care interpreters, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>including: <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) development of standards for registration that set forth educational requirements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>training requirements, demonstration of language proficiency and interpreting skills, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>agreement to abide by a code of ethics, and a criminal background check;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) recommendations for appropriate alternate requirements in languages for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>testing and training programs do not exist; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) recommendations for appropriate fees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) recommendations for establishing and maintaining the standards for inclusion <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>in the registry; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) develop a plan for implementing a certification process based on national <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>testing and certification processes for spoken language interpreters 12 months after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>establishment of a national certification process. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall consult with the Interpreter Stakeholder Group of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association for advice on the standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>required to plan for the development of a registry and certification process.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner shall charge an annual fee of $50 to include an interpreter in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>the roster.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$25,000 is appropriated from the state government special revenue fund for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>year 2009 to the commissioner of health to establish a roster and develop a plan for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>registry of health care interpreter services.<br />
         		
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