Section 4710.8.

(a) At an informal meeting, the claimant shall have the rights stated pursuant to Section 4701.

(b) An informal meeting shall be held at a time and place reasonably convenient to the claimant and the authorized representative.

(c) An informal meeting shall be conducted in the English language. However, if the claimant, the claimant's guardian or conservator, the parent of a minor claimant, or the authorized representative does not understand English, an interpreter shall be provided who is competent and acceptable to both the person requiring the interpreter and the service agency director or the director's designee. Any cost of an interpreter shall be borne by the service agency.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 416, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)