A health care provider may select its own interpreter to assist a deaf patient in obtaining care, a federal District Court in Colorado has held, and is not required to utilize a person requested by the patient. A woman who had been a patient at a woman’s health clinic for 15 years requested an interpreter from a specific agency when she asked for an appointment. She said she was familiar with the agency and felt confident that one of its interpreters would provide her with effective communication. The agency asked its lawyer about the request and was advised that it was not obligated to provide the specific person requested by the patient. After the agency advised the patient, the patient...