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 11-218-13.4 - Test procedures and grievances

Current through June, 2024
(a) The HQAS test
				shall be administered by the state screening agency.
(b) To apply for the HQAS test, a candidate
				shall submit an application form and pay the test application fee. Upon
				confirmation of the completed application and required fee, the state screening
				agency shall schedule a performance test.
(c) The performance test shall be scored by a
				panel of independent evaluators. Candidates shall be notified by the state
				screening agency when evaluator scores have been aggregated.
(d) If a candidate does not achieve a desired
				score on performance test A, the candidate may take performance test B, but not
				sooner than six months after taking performance test A and upon payment of a
				new test application fee. If the candidate does not achieve a desired score on
				performance test B, the candidate may take performance test C, but not sooner
				than six months after taking performance test B and upon payment of a new test
				application fee. If the candidate does not achieve a desired score on
				performance test C, the candidate may take performance test A again, but not
				sooner than six months after taking performance test C and upon payment of a
				new test application fee. If the candidate does not achieve a desired score on
				performance test A the second time, the candidate may take performance test B
				again, but not sooner than six months after taking performance test A the
				second time and upon payment of a new test application fee. If the candidate
				does not achieve a desired score on performance test B the second time, the
				candidate may take performance test C again, but not sooner than six months
				after taking performance test B the second time and upon payment of a new test
				application fee. A candidate may not take the same version of the performance
				test more than two times.
(e) If a
				candidate has a grievance regarding the test procedure, the grievance shall be
				filed in writing to the executive director of the state screening agency before
				the candidate's test is submitted to the independent evaluators. The executive
				director shall reply in writing within thirty days. If the candidate is not
				satisfied with the response of the executive director, then the candidate may
				request a reply from the board. The board shall consider all relevant comments
				and materials of record before taking final action.
(f) If a candidate disagrees with the score
				received, the candidate may request to have the test re-scored and pay a second
				test fee as listed in 11-218-13.5 within three months of receiving the
				aggregated test score.
(g) After a
				candidate passes the HQAS test, and before the state screening agency will
				issue a Hawaii State Sign Language Interpreter Credential to the candidate, the
				candidate shall take and pass the code of professional conduct test. The code
				of professional conduct test shall be administered and scored by the state
				screening agency at no cost to the candidate.