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MO Rev Stat § 209.297 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.297 - Applications for certification, content, oath — fee not refundable — applicant to be given date for evaluation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.297. Applications for certification, content, oath — fee not refundable — applicant to be given date for evaluation. — 1. Applications for certification as an interpreter:  (1) Shall be submitted in writing to the commission on forms prescribed by the commission and furnished to the applicant;  (2) Shall satisfactorily evidence the applicant's education, training, experiences, certification, at the time of application, the applicant is eighteen years of age or older and other information as the commission may require;  (3) Shall contain a statement that it is made under oath or affirmation and that the information contained therein is true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the applicant and that the applicant is subject to the penalties for making a false affidavit or declaration;  (4) Shall be accompanied by the required application fee, submitted in a manner as required by the commission and shall not be refundable.  2. When the commission receives the application, the coordinator hired pursuant to section 209.289 shall notify the applicant of the earliest and most appropriate date for the applicant to be evaluated or converted. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsecs. 1, 2)
MO Rev Stat § 209.299 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.299 - Evaluations to be held where and when — coordinator to notify applicants of score.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.299. Evaluations to be held where and when — coordinator to notify applicants of score. — The board shall schedule evaluations for persons seeking certification, at a central location, at least four times each year in 1995 and 1996, and at least twice a year thereafter, according to the number of applicants seeking certification. As soon as possible after completion of an evaluation, the coordinator shall notify the applicant of his score and level of certification. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 3)
MO Rev Stat § 209.302 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.302 - Eligibility for evaluation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.302. Eligibility for evaluation. — An evaluation shall be available to the following, including, but not limited to:  (1) New interpreters;  (2) Uncertified, qualified interpreters;  (3) Certified interpreters, advancing to another certification level;  (4) An interpreter who is certified by a certification system other than the commission;  (5) Uncertified interpreters who have not interpreted for one year or more; and  (6) Interpreter trainers. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 4)
MO Rev Stat § 209.305 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.305 - Evaluations, subjects to be covered — confidentiality of tests and records.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.305. Evaluations, subjects to be covered — confidentiality of tests and records. — 1. The evaluation shall be an assessment of interpreter's language skills, expressive and receptive skills, professionalism, knowledge of interpreting and ethical practices. Modes of communication that shall be evaluated include, but are not limited to:  (1) American sign language;  (2) Tactile sign;  (3) Language deficient;  (4) Oral;  (5) Pidgin Signed English; and  (6) Any necessary specialized vocabulary, language or mode of communication in popular or regional use among deaf people.  2. The board or an evaluation team shall use testing materials developed by the commission or contracted with a national organization to assess the qualifications of interpreters. All testing materials and records shall be held confidential by the commission. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsecs. 5, 6)
MO Rev Stat § 209.307 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.307 - Conflict of interest for board or evaluation team, effect.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   209.307. Conflict of interest for board or evaluation team, effect. — Any member of the board or an evaluation team who has a conflict of interest that may have a direct effect on an evaluation shall excuse himself or herself from the evaluation. The remaining members shall assess that individual's performance. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 7, A.L. 2018 S.B. 843)
MO Rev Stat § 209.309 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.309 - Provisional certificates issued when — limitation — requirements — extension granted when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.309. Provisional certificates issued when — limitation — requirements — extension granted when. — The board may offer provisional certification to interpreters achieving a minimal level of certification established by the board. A provisional certification is limited to one year; during such year the interpreter must be reevaluated and achieve the next higher level of certification. If an evaluation slot is not available during the term of the provisional license, the interpreter may be granted an extension. A holder of a provisional certification may only be granted one extension. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 8)
MO Rev Stat § 209.311 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.311 - Fees, how established.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.311. Fees, how established. — The commission may charge fees for application, administration of an evaluation, renewal of a certificate, conversion and recordkeeping. The fees shall be in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the evaluation and certification program. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 9)
MO Rev Stat § 209.314 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.314 - Grievances on evaluation, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.314. Grievances on evaluation, procedure. — The commission shall provide an opportunity to hear grievances against the evaluation process or members of the assessment team pursuant to the administrative process in chapter 621. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 10)
MO Rev Stat § 209.317 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.317 - Certificate may be suspended, denied or revoked — hearing procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.317. Certificate may be suspended, denied or revoked — hearing procedure. — 1. The board may suspend, deny or revoke a certificate if an interpreter:  (1) Impersonates another person holding interpreter certification;  (2) Allows another person to use the interpreter's certificate;  (3) Uses fraud, deception or misrepresentation in the certification process;  (4) Harasses, abuses or threatens a member of the board, evaluation team or a support staff person who is administering the system;  (5) Intentionally divulges confidential information relating to the certification process, including content, topic, vocabulary, skills or any other testing material;  (6) Fails to achieve a minimum satisfactory certification level.  2. The board shall provide that any hearing concerning the denial, suspension or revocation of a certificate shall follow administrative procedures for hearings as provided in chapter 621. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 7)
MO Rev Stat § 209.318 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.318 - Fund for certification of interpreters established, purpose — lapse into general revenue when — first fiscal year, board's expenses, how paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   209.318. Fund for certification of interpreters established, purpose — lapse into general revenue when — first fiscal year, board's expenses, how paid. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Board of Certification of Interpreters Fund". All fees provided for in sections 209.287 to 209.318 shall be collected by the executive director of the commission and shall be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing board of certification of interpreters fund. Such funds, upon appropriation, shall be disbursed only for payment of expenses of maintaining the board and for the enforcement of the provisions of sections 209.287 to 209.318 and shall not be used to pay the salary of the coordinator hired pursuant to section 209.289. Warrants shall be drawn on the state treasury for payment out of the fund.  2. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from the fund for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the fund for the preceding fiscal year.  3. The expenses of maintaining the board enforcement of the provisions of sections 209.287 to 209.318 during the first fiscal year shall be paid by the commission from funds appropriated from general revenue for that purpose. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 8, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
MO Rev Stat § 209.322 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.322 - Certificates recognized by the board.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   209.322. Certificates recognized by the board. — The board shall recognize the following certificates:  (1) National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NRID) certificates, which include Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC), Certificate of Interpreting/Certificate of Transliteration (CI/CT) and Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI);  (2) National Association of the Deaf (NAD) certificate levels 3, 4 and 5; and  (3) A provisional public school certificate. ­­-------- (L. 2002 H.B. 1783, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)
MO Rev Stat § 209.323 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.323 - License application forms, content, oath, fee not refundable, qualifications, licenses expire, when — reinstatement procedure — replacement of license lost or destroyed.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   209.323. License application forms, content, oath, fee not refundable, qualifications, licenses expire, when — reinstatement procedure — replacement of license lost or destroyed. — 1. Applications for licensure as an interpreter shall be submitted to the division on forms prescribed by the division and furnished to the applicant. The application shall contain the applicant's statements showing the applicant's education, certification by either the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, National Association of the Deaf or Missouri Interpreter Certification System and such other information as the division may require. Each application shall contain a statement that it is made under oath or affirmation and that the information contained in the application is true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the applicant, subject to the penalties, as provided in sections 209.319 to 209.339, for the making of a false affidavit or declaration. Each application shall be accompanied by the required application fee. The application fee must be submitted in a manner as required by the committee and shall not be refundable. The applicant must be eighteen years of age or older.  2. Each license issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339 shall expire on the renewal date. The division shall mail a renewal notice to the last known address of each licensee prior to the license renewal date. The license will expire and renewal may be denied upon failure of the licensee to provide the division with the information required for renewal including but not limited to satisfactory evidence of current certification or to pay the required renewal fee within sixty days of the license renewal date. The license may be reinstated within two years after the renewal date, if the applicant applies for reinstatement and pays the required license renewal fee plus a delinquency fee as established by the committee and provides evidence of current certification.  3. Except as provided in section 209.321, the committee with assistance from the division shall issue or renew a license to each person who files an application and fee as required by the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339 and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the committee that he has complied with the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 of this section.  4. The committee may issue a new license to replace any license which is lost, destroyed or mutilated upon payment of a fee as provided by the committee. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 11, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)
MO Rev Stat § 209.326 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.326 - Temporary license issued to persons licensed in other states, procedure, fee limitation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   209.326. Temporary license issued to persons licensed in other states, procedure, fee limitation. — Any person who holds a valid unrevoked and unexpired license or certification as an interpreter issued by a state or organization other than this state and recognized by the committee and concurrently by the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing and, provided for by rule, may be granted a temporary license by the committee to practice interpreting in this state. The application for a temporary license must be accompanied by the appropriate fee as established by the committee and that fee is nonrefundable. If issued, the temporary license is valid for ninety days. A temporary license may not be issued to the same individual more than once per year. The committee may not issue more than one temporary license to an individual who has established residency in this state during the individual's residency. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 12, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
MO Rev Stat § 209.328 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.328 - Ethical rules of conduct established by rules, duties of committee — other rules authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.328. Ethical rules of conduct established by rules, duties of committee — other rules authorized. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 209.319 to 209.339, the committee may adopt rules and regulations, not otherwise inconsistent with sections 209.319 to 209.339, to carry out the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339. No rule shall be adopted except in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 536. The committee may promulgate, by rule, "Ethical Rules of Conduct" governing the practices of interpreters.  2. The committee may promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to, but not limited to:  (1) The form and content of license applications required by the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339 and the procedures for filing an application for an initial license, renewal license or temporary license in this state;  (2) Fees required by the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339;  (3) The licenses and certifications recognized as qualifying credentials for an initial license, renewal license or temporary license;  (4) Establishment and promulgation of procedures for investigating and resolving complaints and violations occurring under the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339;  (5) Establishment of policy and procedure for reciprocity with other states, including states which do not have interpreter licensing laws or states whose licensing laws are not substantially the same as those of this state. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 13)
MO Rev Stat § 209.331 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.331 - Procedure to adopt rules.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   209.331. Procedure to adopt rules. — No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 209.285 to 209.339 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 14, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
MO Rev Stat § 209.332 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.332 - State committee of interpreters fund established, purpose — transfer to general revenue, when — profession of interpreter not to be subject to taxation or licensing fees by municipalities.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.332. State committee of interpreters fund established, purpose — transfer to general revenue, when — profession of interpreter not to be subject to taxation or licensing fees by municipalities. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "State Committee of Interpreters Fund". All fees provided for in sections 209.319 to 209.339 shall be collected by the director of the division of professional registration and shall be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury for credit to this fund. Such funds, upon appropriation, shall be disbursed only in payment of expenses of maintaining the committee and for the enforcement of the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339. Warrants shall be drawn on the state treasury for payment out of the fund.  2. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from the committee's fund for the preceding fiscal year or, if the board requires by rule license renewal less frequently than yearly, then three times the appropriation from the fund for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the fund for the preceding fiscal year.  3. No person who has been licensed by the committee as an interpreter in this state shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever for the privilege of following or carrying on such profession. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 §§ 15, 16)
MO Rev Stat § 209.337 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities|Section 209.337 - Violations, penalty — injunction granted when — venue.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   209.337. Violations, penalty — injunction granted when — venue. — 1. A violation of any provision of sections 209.319 to 209.339 is a class A misdemeanor.  2. All fees or other compensation received for services rendered in violation of sections 209.319 to 209.339 shall be refunded.  3. The committee may sue in its own name in any court in this state. The department shall inquire diligently as to any violation of sections 209.319 to 209.339, shall institute actions for penalties herein prescribed, and shall enforce generally the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339.  4. Upon application by the committee, the attorney general may on behalf of the committee request that a court of competent jurisdiction grant an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person from:  (1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or practices for which a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license is required upon a showing that such acts or practices were performed, offered to be performed without a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license; or  (2) Engaging in any practice or business authorized by a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to sections 209.319 to 209.339 upon a showing that the holder presents a substantial probability of serious harm to the health, safety or welfare of any resident of this state or client of the licensee.  5. Any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be commenced either in the county in which such conduct occurred or in the county in which the defendant resides.  6. Any action brought pursuant to this section may be in addition to or in lieu of any penalty provided by sections 209.319 to 209.339 and may be brought concurrently with other actions to enforce sections 209.319 to 209.339. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 18)