Over-the-Phone Interpretation (OPI)

Connect your patients, clients, or customers with a certified interpreter in under 30 seconds — 200+ languages, around the clock.

📞 Sub-30s Connect Time
🌍 200+ Languages
🕐 24/7/365
✅ HIPAA Compliant
🎓 Certified Interpreters

Instant Voice Interpretation, Any Language, Any Time

Over-the-Phone Interpretation connects your staff directly to a live, trained interpreter via a three-way call. No scheduling required. No travel time. Just instant language access when you need it most — in the emergency department, during a legal consultation, or at a benefits intake appointment.

  • Dial-in access from any phone or integrated directly into your call center
  • 200+ languages including rare dialects and indigenous languages
  • Interpreters trained in medical, legal, social services, and financial terminology
  • Average connect time under 30 seconds for major languages
  • Session recordings and usage reports available in the MLI admin portal
  • Per-minute and volume pricing with consolidated monthly invoicing

Who Uses OPI?

🏥 Hospitals & Clinics

ED triage, discharge instructions, consent, pharmacy consultations

⚖️ Legal & Courts

Client intake, depositions, court hearings, public defender services

🏛️ Government & Social Services

Benefits enrollment, housing assistance, refugee services

📱 Contact Centers

Customer service, billing support, insurance claims

Three Steps to a Live Interpreter

1️⃣

Dial the Access Number

Call your dedicated MLI OPI access line or connect through your existing phone system or call center integration.

2️⃣

Select Your Language

Enter your client code and select the language. Our system routes to the next available certified interpreter — typically in under 30 seconds.

3️⃣

Interpret & Document

The interpreter bridges the conversation. Session data — duration, language, department code — is logged automatically in your MLI portal.

★★★★★
"We handled over 4,000 OPI sessions last year through MLI. The connect times are consistently under 30 seconds for Spanish, and we've never had a language request we couldn't fulfill same-day."
— VP of Operations, Multi-Site Community Health Network
★★★★★
"Our legal aid office switched from a national OPI vendor to MLI and cut our per-minute costs by 22%. The interpreters are better trained in legal terminology too."
— Executive Director, Regional Legal Aid Society

Get OPI Pricing for Your Organization

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