583 - Appointment of interpreter.

     § 583.  Appointment of interpreter.        (a)  Appointment of certified interpreter.--Upon request, a     presiding officer shall appoint a certified interpreter unless     the certified interpreter is unavailable as provided in     subsection (b).        (b)  Appointment of otherwise qualified interpreter when     certified interpreter is unavailable.--            (1)  An otherwise qualified interpreter shall be        appointed by a presiding officer if a good faith effort was        made to obtain a certified interpreter and a certified        interpreter was not reasonably available, as determined by        the presiding officer.            (2)  Prior to the appointment of an otherwise qualified        interpreter, the presiding officer shall state on the record        that to the best of the knowledge of the presiding officer,        the otherwise qualified interpreter:                (i)  is readily able to interpret;                (ii)  is certified by the National Association for            the Deaf, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or            similar registry, to the best of the knowledge of the            presiding officer; and                (iii)  has read, understands and agrees to abide by            the code of professional conduct for administrative            proceeding interpreters for persons who are deaf, as            established by the department.        (c)  Additional interpreters.--After consideration of the     length of the administrative proceeding, the special needs of     the person who is deaf and the number of persons involved who     are deaf, the presiding officer may appoint, as provided in     subsections (a) and (b), an additional interpreter or provide     for additional interpretation in a manner deemed appropriate by     the presiding officer.