Under the regulations, if less than 24 months have passed since an interpreting physician’s starting date will he/she still be evaluated for continuing experience during an inspection?

If less than 24 months have passed since the interpreting physician’s starting date, insufficient time has passed to cite the facility during an inspection for any failure of this physician to meet the continuing experience requirements. However, inspectors will try to draw the attention of facilities to situations in which it appears that personnel will not be likely to fulfill continuing experience requirements in a timely manner.