Rule and Procedure Table of Contents
a) Sign Language Interpreter Services | b) Foreign Language Interpreter Services | c) Auxiliary Aids for Hearing Impaired
a) Sign Language Interpreter Services |
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0411 Interpreter Services for Hearing Impaired CFS 1042
Instructions: To pay for sign language interpreters for hearing impaired clients. To be used when conducting official Department business with any hearing impaired person who is receiving Department services or seeks to apply for services who has identified sign language as the preferred mode of communication. Also used to enable hearing impaired clients to receive other services such as counseling, homemaker, etc. as negotiated through contracts and agreements.
b) Foreign Language Interpreter Services |
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Type Service Code Document
0412 Interpreter Service for Limited/Non English Speaking Clients CFS 1042
Instructions: To pay for foreign language interpreters for limited/non-English speaking clients if a staff person who speaks the client's primary language is not available. To be used when conducting official Department business with limited/non-English speaking persons who receive Department services or seek to apply for services. Also to be used to enable Department clients to receive other services such as counseling, homemaker, etc. As negotiated through contracts and agreements and/or established regional protocols to access Interpreter Services.
c) Auxiliary Aids for Hearing Impaired Clients |
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Type Service Code Document
0413 Auxiliary Aids for Hearing Impaired CFS 932
Instructions: To pay for items as indicated in the case plan for hearing impaired clients, such as but not limited to: amplified phones, decoders which alert the hearing impaired person to phone calls, door bells, smoke or fire, baby crying, etc., closed caption television devices, or other equipment designed for the hearing impaired. Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDDs) are available to the hearing impaired free of charge. Consult medical payment policy, Section 359.9 for the procurement of hearing aids. Actual cost.