CALIFORNIA STANDARDS FOR
HEALTHCARE INTERPRETING
(Ethical Principles, Protocols,
Interpreter Roles, and Intervention)
After
22 drafts, 40 iterations, and multiple public reviews at CHIA Chapters, through
focus groups across California and online feedback on the posted draft, the
California Standards are now available!
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(Note: The Standards document is
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CHIA thanks and is very appreciative to The California Endowment for their support of CHIA, and, in particular, thanks to Ms. Jai Lee Wong, Senior Program Officer, and Alice Chen, MD, Health Policy Scholar in Residence, for supporting our vision of a healthcare interpreting profession!
The document is now also available through The California Endowment website
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You might want to see the background to the Standards
on the
Standards & Certification Committee page. (Click
here) or
see the rest of the CHIA site (click here)!