Reimbursing interpreter expenses.

[Guest Brenda N.]

Does a group health plan have to pay the services of an interpreter at a doctor's office if a participant is deaf? Does anyone know if this is required by the ADA? If so, does anyone know how the reimbursement for these services is to be calculated: 100% or subject to the same copay rate as the doctor, etc.?

[KIP KRAUS]

I have never heard of this type of coverage being covered under a group health plan. I've never seen it specifically described as a covered item or an exclusion in a group health plan. This doesn't mean it hasn't been.

If the plan is denying coverage, check with the state insurance department to see if it is a mandatory coverage.