Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 218 - COMMUNICATION ACCESS SERVICES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND DEAF-BLIND › Section 11-218-3 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Board" means the disability and communication access
				  board.
"Communication access services" means services rendered by a
				  provider to facilitate communication between the person who is deaf, hard of
				  hearing, or deaf-blind and hearing consumers. Communication access services
				  include, but are not limited to, interpreter services, real-time captioning
				  services, and computer-assisted notetaking services.
"Computer-assisted notetaker" means a person who provides
				  computer-assisted notetaking services.
"Computer-assisted notetaking services" means services
				  performed by a typist using a word processor on a computer to provide a summary
				  of a speaker's words or notes for situations such as a meeting or a group
				  discussion. The words are typed into a word processor and displayed onto a
				  screen. Computer-assisted notetaking services are distinguished from real-time
				  captioning services in that the words are typed simultaneously but not
				  necessarily verbatim and that stenographic equipment and skills are not
				  involved.
"Credentials" means certification or credential that is
				  awarded to providers as defined in this section.
"Hawaii State Sign Language Interpreter Credential" means a
				  credential issued by the board to interpreters who pass the HQAS test or who
				  possess a valid credential issued by an entity recognized by the board under
				  section 11-218-14. Functional descriptions of credential levels are included in
				  Appendix A.
"HQAS test" means the Hawaii Quality Assurance System
				  interpreter screening instrument administered by the state screening
				  agency.
"Hearing consumer" means any hearing individual that requires
				  communication access services to communicate with one or more persons who are
				  deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind.
"Interpreter services" means services rendered by a
				  nationally-certified or state credentialed interpreter as defined in this
				  section, to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both
				  receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary,
				  between a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and a hearing
				  consumer.
"Nationally-certified interpreter" means any person who holds
				  a valid certificate or credential awarded by the Registry of Interpreters for
				  the Deaf, Inc. (RID) or the National Association of the Deaf, Inc.
				  (NAD).
"Person who is deaf or hard of hearing" means any person who,
				  with or without amplification, cannot hear and understand spoken
				  language.
"Person who is deaf-blind" means any person who, with or
				  without the assistance of hearing or visual aids, has both auditory and visual
				  disabilities that interfere with communication.
"Provider" means any provider of communication access
				  services including, but not limited to, a nationally-certified interpreter, a
				  state credentialed interpreter, a certified real-time captioner, or a
				  computer-assisted notetaker.
"Real-time captioner" means any person who holds any valid
				  certifications awarded by either the National Court Reporters Association
				  (NCRA) or a state board of certified shorthand reporters.
"Real-time captioning services" means services performed by a
				  certified real-time captioner to facilitate communication for persons who are
				  deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind. The services provide simultaneous
				  transcription of a speaker's words by using a stenographic machine, a computer,
				  and realtime captioning software, and by projecting the words onto a
				  screen.
"State agency" means any department, office, board, or
				  commission of the State, or the University of Hawaii.
"State screening agency" means the disability and
				  communication access board.
"State credentialed interpreter" means any person who holds a
				  valid Hawaii State Sign Language Interpreter Credential awarded by the board.
				  Credential levels and functional descriptions are described in Appendix A.