The language certifications/authorizations issued based on DSHS Language Testing and Certification Program (LTC)-administered tests are:
1. Social Service Interpreter – Certified
2. Social Service Interpreter – Authorized
3. Document Translator – Certified
4. Medical Interpreter – Certified *
5. Medical Interpreter – Authorized *
* Renewals only. No new credentials will be issued because LTC no longer administers the medical interpreter tests.
6. Medical Interpreter – Recognized **
** Credential is issued based on test score reports of passed written and oral medical interpreter tests provided or accepted as evidence of proficiency in a language other than English (LOTE) by an approved third-party testing entity listed on the Language Testing and Certification Program | DSHS website.