Medical interpreters in Maryland

Opalite is priced as a flat, predictable rate rather than by the minute, and customers save over 50% compared to traditional interpretation services. For reference, traditional phone and video interpretation runs about $2.95 per minute (LanguageLine GSA catalog pricing, 2023).

Spanish (494,400 speakers), French (58,640), and Chinese (50,580) top the non-English languages spoken at home in Maryland (ACS 2017-2021).

Yes. Two federal rules apply: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which requires meaningful language access from every provider taking federal dollars, and the 2024 Section 1557 final rule, which requires qualified interpreters rather than family members or untrained staff. In Maryland that obligation reaches 411,700 residents who speak English less than “very well” (ACS 2017-2021).

All 150+ of Opalite's languages and dialects, including Spanish, French, and Chinese, are available across Maryland in real time, on the devices care teams already carry. The system is designed to support Section 1557 obligations, with accuracy validated head-to-head against certified interpreters. Even the rare dialects hardest to staff human interpreters for are available instantly, at any hour.

411,700 residents (7.1% of Maryland) speak English less than “very well,” the federal threshold for needing language assistance. Counting everyone who speaks a language other than English at home, the number rises to 1.1 million (ACS 2017-2021).