IME interpreters in New York City.
Looking for a certified IME interpreter in New York City? AMS books certified medical interpreters and certified or court-registered court interpreters for workers' compensation IMEs, no-fault IMEs and defense medical exams across the five boroughs. Requests are confirmed within the hour, and same-day and next-day bookings are routine.
Access Multilingual Services (AMS) is an interpreting and translation agency founded in 1999, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas and interpreters on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide.
Most quote requests are answered within 10 minutes.
How to book an IME interpreter in New York City
- Send the examinee's language and country of origin, the exam date and time, the doctor's office address, and the claim number.
- AMS confirms a certified medical or court interpreter in writing, usually within the hour.
- The invoice carries the claim number and adjuster details for insurer billing.
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IME interpreters at work in New York City
New York has three common kinds of insurer exam. Workers' compensation insurers schedule an IME under Workers' Compensation Law section 137, overseen by the Workers' Compensation Board, with at least seven business days' notice to the claimant. No-fault auto insurers can require an IME under 11 NYCRR Part 65 (Regulation 68). And in personal injury lawsuits, the defense demands a medical exam under CPLR 3121.
In lawsuits, who supplies the interpreter for a plaintiff who does not speak English is settled between counsel or, failing that, by the court, and in some cases the defense has agreed to provide a neutral interpreter. A certified interpreter from an outside agency, with no tie to either side, keeps the exam from becoming a dispute of its own.
Insurer and medical-legal exams
- Workers' compensation IMEs under Workers' Compensation Law section 137
- No-fault auto insurance IMEs under 11 NYCRR Part 65 (Regulation 68)
- Defense medical exams in lawsuits under CPLR 3121
Hospitals and health systems
- NYC Health + Hospitals: Bellevue, Elmhurst, Jacobi, Kings County, Lincoln, Harlem, Metropolitan, Queens, Woodhull and more
- NewYork-Presbyterian
- Mount Sinai Health System
- NYU Langone Health
- Northwell Health, including Lenox Hill Hospital
- Montefiore Einstein in the Bronx
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York State courts run court interpreting through the Unified Court System's Office of Language Access. New York does not use certified or licensed tiers: freelance interpreters who pass the court system's written exam and, in the languages it tests, its oral exam go on the statewide registry of per diem court interpreters kept by the Office of Language Access, and staff interpreters hold the civil service title Court Interpreter. For American Sign Language the courts accept the RID credential.
Interpreting an independent medical exam
Insurers, claims administrators and defense counsel schedule an independent medical exam (IME) to get an outside opinion on an injury claim.
The interpreter interprets the history, the doctor's questions and the instructions for each physical test, stays through the whole exam, and never helps the examinee answer. When the exam is part of a lawsuit, counsel on either side may object to an interpreter who is not neutral, so a certified interpreter from an outside agency is the safe choice.
What we cover
- Insurance and defense medical exams
- Workers' compensation exams
- Psychological evaluations
- Records review interviews
- Follow-up and re-evaluation visits
One scheduling desk since 1999
Since 1999 Access Multilingual Services (AMS) has been the interpreting agency law firms, court reporting firms, insurers and clinics call first, in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Arabic, Russian, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Armenian, Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, German, Greek, Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Burmese, Nepali, Khmer, Hmong, Lao, Thai, Dari, Pashto, Turkish, Swahili, Hebrew, ASL and Indigenous languages such as Mixteco and K'iche', plus 80+ other languages. Best for depositions, IMEs, court hearings and medical appointments, on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide. Every interpreter is court-certified, court-registered or medically certified (CCHI or NBCMI) for the setting, and matched to the speaker's dialect and region. AMS is a HIPAA-compliant agency and signs HIPAA business associate agreements.
- Coverage
- On site in all 50 states and remote worldwide
- Speed
- Requests confirmed within the hour; same-day and next-day bookings are routine
- Interpreters
- Certified for the setting and matched to the speaker's dialect
- Translation
- Certified, the same day, most documents within 4 hours
- Privacy
- HIPAA-compliant agency; signs business associate agreements
- Our promise
- If an interpreter does not arrive, the booking is not billed
How to book
Call (800) 919-2029 or e-mail scheduling
Rates and terms
Clear half-day and full-day rates, and Net 30 invoices that carry your case name and job number.
Held to the profession's own standards.
Access Multilingual Services is a corporate member of the American Translators Association and a member of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. Certifications themselves belong to the individual interpreters we assign, and we verify them before every booking.
Member
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators (NAJIT)
View our NAJIT directory listingQuestions, answered
Who pays for the IME interpreter?
Usually the party that requested the exam, most often the insurer or the defense. The invoice carries the claim number and adjuster details.
Can the examinee bring a relative to interpret?
A neutral, qualified interpreter is the safer choice, and in a lawsuit either side can object to a relative.
How much notice do you need?
As much as you have. Requests are confirmed within the hour, and same-day and next-day bookings are routine.
Can the interpreter join remotely?
Yes, on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Google Meet, the court reporter's platform or by phone, where the court or venue allows it.
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Requests are confirmed within the hour, and same-day and next-day bookings are routine.
Most quote requests are answered within 10 minutes.