Oregon Health Authority Approved Health Care Interpreter (HCI) Training Programs

Health Care Interpreters must complete an Oregon Health Authority (OHA) approved training program to become qualified or certified.

Become an OHA Approved Training Program/Renewal Application

If you're an organization that trains health care interpreters, apply for OHA approval of your curriculum. Once approved, we'll add you to our list of training sites.

Training Program Application
Training Program Renewal Application
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Application
Language Proficiency Testing Vendor Application

Approved Testing Centers for Language Proficiency

Language Line Solutions
Language Testing International

Approved National Organizations for Certification

National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters
Certification Commission for Health Care Interpreters

Articles Relevant to Health Care Interpretation

Alternate Proof of Language Proficiency
Remote Interpreting as a Specialty
Recommendations for Training Interpreter Trainers
Requirements for Certification Tracks

Approved Training Programs

ALTA Medical Interpreter Training: Breaking Boundaries in Healthcare
Culture Advantage, Medical Interpreter Training
Interpreters Associates, Inc.
LanguageLine Testing and Training: Advanced Medical Training
One Voice Associates LLC

Oregon Health Care Interpreters Association (OHCIA)
Oregon State University Spanish-English Health Care Interpreter Training

Spanish Healthcare Interpreter Training program through Linfield University
Svetlana's Training for Interpreters