Contractors
Providing Sign Language Interpreter Services
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)*:
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
National Interpreter Certification (NIC)
Non-Certified
Referral Agencies
Freelance Interpreters
ASL Professionals - CODAs Plus - HandDancer Interpreter Services - Language Fusion - NW Interpreters - SEWSCDHH - Signing Resources and Interpreters - SignOn
EWCDHH
Sign Shares
Universal Language Service
Roxie Andrews, CI/CT - Katherine Bunze, CI/CT - Michael Kosanovich, NAD IV - Polly MacLean, CSC - Verna Siegel, CI/CT
Isabella Cobb, NAD V/CSC
Sarah Rasmussen, CI/CT
Level V
SC:L, MCSC
Certified Expert Interpreter
N/A
$55/hr
$55/hr
$50/hr
$40/hr
$50/hr
DeafBlind Rate
DeafBlind Rate
DeafBlind Rate
$58/hr
$55/hr
$43/hr
Level IV
CSC, CI and CT, RSC, CDI, CLIP-R
Certified Advanced Interpreter
QDI
$50/hr
$50/hr
$45/hr
$35/hr
$50/hr
$50/hr
DeafBlind Rate
DeafBlind Rate
DeafBlind Rate
$53/hr
$50/hr
$38/hr
Level III
IC, TC, IC/TC, CI, CT, OIC:C, OTC
Certified Interpreter
N/A
$40/hr
$40/hr
$40/hr
$27/hr
DeafBlind Rate
DeafBlind Rate
DeafBlind Rate
$43/hr
$43/hr
$30/hr
N/A
N/A
N/A
Non-Certified
$25/hr
$25/hr
$25/hr
$18/hr
DeafBlind Rate
$28/hr
$28/hr
$20/hr
Contractor Service Fee
$30
$30
$20
$30
$30
$0
$25
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 one hour 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 $.505 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.
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
(one hour notice).
Interpreter Availability
Days; 8am - 5pm; M-F
Nights; 5pm - 8am; M-F
Weekends; 12am Sat - 8am Mon
24/7
Emergencies (1 hour notice)
Holidays
ASL Professionals
X
CODAs Plus
X
X
X
X
X
X
EWCDHH
X
HandDancer Interpreter Services
X
X
Language Fusion
X
X
X
X
X
X
Northwest Interpreters
X
X
X
X
X
X
SEWSCDHH
X
X
X
X
X
X
Sign Shares Seattle
X
X
X
X
X
X
Signing Resources & Interpreters
X
X
SignOn
X
X
X
X
Universal Language Service
X
Roxie Andrews
X
X
X
Katherine Bunze
X
X
X
X
X
X
Isabella Cobb
Michael E. Kosanovich
X
X
X
X
X
X
Polly L. MacLean
X
X
X
Sarah Rasmussen
X
X
X
Verna Siegel
X
X
X
X
X
Geographic Availability Contractors bid on DSHS regions or counties
in which they have committed to provide service. If requested, the contractor
may provide interpreter services outside of the identified regions and/or
counties. Click the regional map to see the more information.
Region 6
Clallam
Clark
Cowlitz
Grays Harbor
Jefferson
Klickitat
Lewis
Mason
Pacific
Skamania
Thurston
Wahkiakum
ASL Professionals
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
CODAs Plus
X
X
X
Language Fusion
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Northwest Interpreters
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SEWSCDHH
X
X
X
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
Roxie Andrews
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X
X
X
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X
X
X
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X
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Isabella Cobb
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Michael E. Kosanovich
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Polly L. MacLean
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Sarah Rasmussen
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X
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Verna Siegel
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X
X
X
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X
X
X
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X
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Region 5
Kitsap
Pierce
ASL Professionals
X
X
Language Fusion
X
X
Northwest Interpreters
X
X
Sign Shares Seattle
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X
Signing Resources & Interpreters
X
X
SignOn
X
X
Universal Language Service
X
X
Roxie Andrews
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X
Michael E. Kosanovich
X
X
Polly L. MacLean
X
X
Sarah Rasmussen
X
X
Verna Siegel
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X
Region 4
King
ASL Professionals
X
Language Fusion
X
Northwest Interpreters
X
Sign Shares Seattle
X
Signing Resources & Interpreters
X
SignOn
X
Universal Language Service
X
Michael E. Kosanovich
X
Polly L. MacLean
X
Sarah Rasmussen
X
Region 3
Island
San Juan
Skagit
Snohomish
Whatcom
ASL Professionals
X
X
X
X
X
HandDancer Interpreter Services
X
X
X
X
X
Language Fusion
X
X
X
X
X
Northwest Interpreters
X
X
X
X
X
Sign Shares Seattle
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X
X
Universal Language Service
X
X
X
X
X
Michael E. Kosanovich
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
Language Fusion
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Northwest 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
Michael E. Kosanovich
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Region 1
Adams
Chelan
Douglas
Ferry
Grant
Lincoln
Okanogan
Pend Oreille
Stevens
Spokane
Whitman
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
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SEWSCDHH
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
Katherine Bunze
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Michael E. Kosanovich
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Region Coverage
Click the regional map to see the more information.
Modification Date: June 30, 2008
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