Welcome to the Washington Chapter of the IMIA. The IMIA's goal is for all IMIA Chapters to flourish to meet all the needs of the members of each region. While the IMIA is international it believes in the 'Think Global, Act Local' motto. We will have periodic conference calls to allow members in this region to network and find ways to advance the profession together in the region. Please email your representative with ideas, issues, and topics that you think should be discussed. The IMIA believes that organizing an IMIA Symposium each year in each state should be a key goal of the Chapter. If you are willing to volunteer to assist, please let your representative know.
 
Events
To find or post medical interpreting conferences or events in Washington go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/events/default.asp
 
Trainings
To find or post trainings and workshops in Washington go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/education/trainingnotices.asp.
 
Interpreters
To find IMIA members in Washington go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/find.asp
 
Corporate Members
To find IMIA Corporate members in Washington go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/corporatememberdirectory.asp
 
Registry
To be listed in the IMIA Interpreter Registry go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/members/application.asp

Chapter 388-03 WAC Rules And Regulations For The Certification Of DSHS Spoken Language Interpreters And Translators:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/Laws/WSR/1999/24/99-23-081.htm

State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Code of Ethics :
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/msa/ltc/ethics.html

American Medical Student Association Advocacy Work
http://www.amsa.org/AMSA/Libraries/Committee_Docs/LuisManriquesSoundAlliance.sflb.ashx

Interpreter Forum August 4, 7pm
Seattle, WA
http://takeaction.wfse.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=542

Guide to Hiring Independent Contractors in Washington State
www.lni.wa.gov/IPUB/101-063-000.pdf

*Many WA interpreters are asking about requirements for background checks when working through HCA's broker-agency system or at DSHS appointments in general. *Our Interpreters United, Local 1671 union contract says, *"Annually, the interpreter will obtain one criminal history background check and keep it on file with one broker." * Visit the WA State Patrol's criminal history request website at:
https://fortress.wa.gov/wsp/watch/ 
to request a background check for yourself (currently $10) and then provide a copy to one of HCA's brokers.

The IMIA is pleased to announce that Barry Fatland is the IMIA State Chapter Chair for Washington State.  To contact him please email  IMIAWashingtonState@imiaweb.org.

Barry Fatland has worked in defense of immigrants since 1968, and has been interpreting since 1973.  He has a BA in Spanish from the University of Washington, and taught in the public schools in Seattle, WA, and Houston, TX.  He was the executive secretary of the USLA Justice Committee in New York City from 1978 to 1981 and edited the organization’s quarterly magazine, the USLA Reporter.  He is the Washington State representative of the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) and has been involved for more than a year and a half in the unionization efforts of medical interpreters in Washington State, Interpreters United/Washington Federation of State Employees, serving as Chair of the union’s Elections Committee.  He is currently Interpreter Training Program Coordinator and Trainer for the Bridging the Gap course offered nationally by the Cross Cultural Health Care Program.  He has travelled extensively throughout the Americas, is a Washington State DSHS-certified medical interpreter Spanish<>English and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.