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INTERPRETER TRAVEL AND MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT <br /> Interpreter mileage and/or travel time will be reimbursed as follows: <br /> 1. MILEAGE <br /> Interpreter mileage will be reimbursed in accordance with the prevailing Office of <br /> Financial Management (OFM) Policy and Guidance rate. The Court will notify <br /> interpreters of any change in the OFM rate before it becomes effective. <br /> Mileage will be reimbursed on a from "address of origin" 5 to "address of appointment"6 <br /> basis. The Court and interpreter will negotiate reimbursement for mileage traveled from <br /> the "address of appointment' to "address of destination"7 on a case-by-case basis. <br /> (NOTE: Courts are encouraged to have a consistent policy regarding the return trip.) In <br /> Eastern Washington, due to the scarcity of interpreters and vast distance for portal-to- <br /> portal travel, it is recommended that the Court reimburse the interpreter for mileage on <br /> an "address of appointment" to "address of destination" or roundtrip basis8. <br /> Interpreter mileage related to an appointment is billable if a required party fails to <br /> appear. "Failure to appear" means a non-appearance by the LEP or deaf or hard of <br /> hearing client, attorneys, witnesses, or any necessary party to a hearing, thereby <br /> necessitating a cancellation or continuance of the hearing. <br /> If the interpreter fails to appear, he/she will not be paid for mileage. <br /> Mileage related to appointments that have been cancelled where the interpreter has <br /> received prior notice of the cancellation is not billable. <br /> Address Mileage Address of Mileage Address of <br /> Origin Appointment Destination <br /> $ $? <br /> 1 <br /> Billable Subject to <br /> Negotiation <br /> 2. TRAVEL TIME <br /> 5'Address of origin" means the interpreter's home, office, or immediately previous appointment meeting <br /> place. <br /> 6"Address of appointment" means the courthouse or other location of the interpreter assignment. <br /> "Address of destination" means the interpreter's home, office, or immediately next appointment meeting <br /> place. <br /> 8"Roundtrip" means from the interpreter's home/office to the appointed meeting place, followed by the <br /> interpreter's return to their home/office. <br /> Exhibit A 4 <br />