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Contractors Providing Sign Language Interpreter Services

Geographic Availability

Click on the map below to find interpreters or referral agencies who provide interpreting service in your county. If requested, the contractor may provide interpreter services outside of the identified regions and/or counties.

Region 6 Clallam Clark Cowlitz Grays Harbor Jefferson Klickitat Lewis Mason Pacific Skamania Thurston Wahkiakum Cross Cultural Communications X All Hands Community Interpreting Services X X X X X X X X ASL Interpreter Network             X       X   ASL Professionals X X X X X X X X X X X X CODAs Plus X Columbia Language Services X X X X X X X X X X X X Language Fusion X X X X X X X X X X X X Northwest Interpreters X X X X X SignOn X Sign For Life X X X X X X X X X Signing Resources & Interpreters X X X X X X X X X X X X Universal Language Service X X X X X X X X X X X X Verna Siegel X X X X X X X X X X X X Region 5 Kitsap Pierce Cross Cultural Communications X All Hands Community Interpreting Services X X ASL Professionals X X ASL Interpreter Network   X Columbia Language Services X X Language Fusion X X Northwest Interpreters X SignOn X X Universal Language Service X X Roxie Andrews X Michael E. Kosanovich X X Polly L. MacLean X X Sarah Rasmussen X X Region 4 King Cross Cultural Communications X All Hands Community Interpreting Services X ASL Interpreter Network X ASL Professionals X Columbia Language Services X HandDancer Interpreter Services X Language Fusion X Northwest Interpreters X Signing Resources & Interpreters X SignOn X Universal Language Service X Cathleen Robertson X Region 3 Island San Juan Skagit Snohomish Whatcom Cross Cultural Communications X All Hands Community Interpreting Services X X X ASL Interpreter Network       X   ASL Professionals X X X X X Columbia Language Services X X X X X HandDancer Interpreter Services X X X X X Language Fusion X X X X X SignOn X Universal Language Service X X X X X Region 2 Asotin Benton Columbia Franklin Garfield Kittitas Walla Walla Yakima EWCDHH X X X X X X X X Columbia Language Services X X X X X X X X Language Fusion X X X X X X X X SignOn X X X Signing Resources & Interpreters X X X X X X X X SEWSCDHH X X X X X X X X Universal Language Service X X X X X X X X Shevonne Baldwin X X Region 1 Adams Chelan Douglas Ferry Grant Lincoln Okanogan Pend Oreille Stevens Spokane Whitman ASL Interpreter Network X   Cross Cultural Communications X X EWCDHH X X X X X X X X X X X Language Fusion X X X X X X X X X X X Northwest Interpreters X SignOn X Universal Language Service X X X X X X X X X X X Katherine Bunze X X X X X X X X X X X

The following sign language interpreters and interpreter referral agencies have contracts with DSHS to provide sign language interpreter services through June 30, 2011.

Individual Freelance Interpreters

Interpreter Referral Agencies

Rates
Base Rate
Payment for the first hour of all appointments will be calculated at 1.5 times the interpreter’s hourly rate bid for by the contractor. Additional hours of interpreting service will be calculated at the regular hourly rate. (For example, if an interpreter or contractor bids $50 per hour, payment for the first hour will be $75 and payment for any subsequent hours will be at $50 per hour.) All purchasers will be required to pay the base rate for all appointments, including those lasting less than one hour. Hourly rates Contractors will pay all interpreters the entire hourly rate (and base rate) for which they bid. Contractors shall not deduct any portion of the contractor service fee from the interpreters’ hourly rate. The following are the established hourly rates:

Hourly Rates
The one-hour minimum is the hourly rate per interpreter all purchasers will be required to pay the contractor including appointments lasting less than one hour. The following are the established hourly rates:
The hourly rate Sign Language Interpreter Services contractors are charging under these contracts are at the following rate(s)*:

Contractor Service Fee
A fee (of no more than $30) paid directly to the contractor for services provided. This fee will be paid for each billable appointment, per requested interpreter in accordance with the guidelines established in this contract. The contractor service fee covers administrative requirements of this contract (scheduling, billing, reporting, etc.).

Emergency Rate
For emergency appointments, a $5 additional charge per hour will be added to the interpreter’s hourly rate. An emergency appointment is defined as a legal, medical (non-Medicaid), Child Protective Services (CPS), or Adult Protective Service (APS) appointment that may be scheduled with four hours or less notice to the contractor. Emergency appointments may happen at any time during the day, night, or weekend.

Mileage
DSHS does not pay for travel time.
The mileage rate will be reimbursed in accordance with the prevailing Office of Financial Management (OFM) Policy & Guidelines rate – currently $.55 per mile.
Mileage will be reimbursed on a “from address of origin” (address where the interpreter came from) to “address of appointment” basis. Mileage from the “address of appointment” to “address of destination” (address where the interpreter will go after the appointment) will be paid if the interpreter is traveling from the appointment to the interpreter’s home or place of business. If the interpreter is traveling to subsequent appointments, the mileage to those appointments and the return trip to the interpreter’s home or place of business must be paid by the subsequent requesters.

Availability
Service Hours
Generally, all contractors are available Monday through Friday; 8 am - 5 pm. Some are available at nights, weekends, and holidays. A few offer services 24 hours/7 days a week (24/7) and emergency availability (four hours notice).

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