The Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH) invites public comment on 22 VAC 20-30 et seq., Regulations Governing Interpreter Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. This review is being conducted under Executive Order 36 (2006) The Department welcomes written comments on the performance and effectiveness of this regulation in achieving the following goals:
1. To protect public health, safety, and welfare with the least possible costs and intrusiveness to the citizens and businesses of the Commonwealth.
2. To provide a mechanism which ensures that only Code-defined qualified interpreters are listed in the Statewide Directory of Qualified Interpreters.
3. To provide a framework for screening interpreters and transliterators that allows for maximum participation in a cost-effective manner.
The Department also requests suggestions to improve the content and organization of the regulation to make it more understandable and useful to affected constituents.
Copies of the regulation may be obtained from the Department. Written or faxed comments may be submitted through 5:00 p.m. on January 5, 2007. Comments or questions should be sent to: Leslie Hutcheson Prince, Regulatory Coordinator, Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1602 Rolling Hills Drive, Suite 203, Richmond, Virginia 23229-5012, or via e-mail to:
[email protected]. Telephone: (800)552-7917 (V/TTY).
