Maintain or Renew Credential

Renewal requirements apply to DSHS interpreter and document translator credentials per Washington Administrative Code Section 388-03-160. 

 

The following requirements for renewal must be met within the four (4) year cycle in order to maintain credential(s). If the requirements are not met your credential(s) will expire

All renewal requirements must be completed and submitted in your LTC Gateway profile.

 

  • Twenty (20) continuing education (CE) credits:

    •  4 Ethics CE credits 

      • One (1) credit earned per calendar year of the credential cycle.  Free ethics training and quiz are located on your Gateway profile. If you miss an ethics credit, you won't be able to make it up. There are no exceptions available.  

    •  16 general CE credits 

      • Earned during the  four-year credential cycle. Credits must be completed by the  credential expiration date.

         

  • Code of Conduct

    • signed within the renewals tab in the LTC Gateway.

       

  • Background Check Attestation

    • acknowledged within the renewals tab in the LTC Gateway.

 

 

Notes:

  • Additional credits earned cannot be carried over to the next reporting cycle. 
  • Renewal requirements are due on the last day of your four-year cycle shown on your credential.
  • To look for DSHS approved CE activities, please go to LTC Gateway CE Activity Search page 
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Interpreters and translators with other certifications:

If you submitted a non-DSHS certification and were issued a letter of recognition by LTC, you are not required to meet the renewal requirements for DSHS credentials. 

You must submit a copy of your renewed third-party certification to remain on the list of active DSHS interpreters and translators in the LTC Gateway database. Once you receive your new certificate, upload a copy to the LTC Gateway.