Spanish IME and QME interpreters.
Looking for a certified Spanish IME interpreter? AMS provides certified Spanish IME and QME interpreters for law firms, insurers and claims administrators, on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide. 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 a Spanish IME interpreter
- 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 Spanish 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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Spanish IME and QME interpreters: what to know
Spanish is the most common language in workers' compensation medical exams, from construction, agriculture, warehouse and service jobs. The interpreter carries the pain descriptions and work history exactly as given, because the doctor's report and the claim turn on them. In California, QME and AME exams need a certified Spanish interpreter.
More than 40 million people in the United States speak Spanish at home, and they do not all speak the same Spanish. Mexican, Central American, Caribbean, South American and Spain Spanish differ in vocabulary for everyday things, from cars and food to body parts and family relationships, and those are exactly the words that matter in a deposition or an exam room. Our schedulers ask where the speaker is from and match the interpreter to that region.
Some people from Mexico and Guatemala speak an Indigenous language first, such as Mixteco, Zapoteco, Mam, K'iche' or Q'anjob'al, and follow Spanish only partly. When that is the case, AMS books an interpreter for the Indigenous language instead of pushing ahead in Spanish.
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. In California workers' compensation the equivalents are the QME and AME, and interpreters at those exams must be certified, or provisionally certified in limited cases, to be paid under 8 CCR 9795.1.6.
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
- QMEs and AMEs in California
- 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 and QMEs, 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)
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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.
Which Spanish will the interpreter speak?
The variety your speaker uses. Tell us where they are from when you book, and AMS matches the interpreter to that region's Spanish.
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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Book a Spanish IME interpreter
Requests are confirmed within the hour, and same-day and next-day bookings are routine.
Most quote requests are answered within 10 minutes.