Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 26 - COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND THE HARD OF HEARING › Article 5 - INTERPRETER LICENSURE AND REGULATION › Section R9-26-501 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§
									12-242
				  and
				  36-1941,
				  in this Article, the following definitions apply unless otherwise
				  specified:
"ACCI" means American Consortium of Certified Interpreters,
				  an organization that certifies interpreters at one of three levels: ACCI
				  Generalist, ACCI Advanced, or ACCI Master.
"Accredited" means approved by a regional or national
				  accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
"Applicant" means an individual seeking an original or
				  renewal license from the Commission.
"Application" means the documents, forms, and additional
				  information required by the Commission to be submitted by or on behalf of an
				  applicant.
"BEI" means Board for Evaluation of Interpreters.
"CDI" means certified deaf interpreter, a certification
				  issued by RID or BEI.
"CI" means certificate of interpretation, a certification
				  issued by RID.
"CIC" means Court Interpreter Certification, a legal
				  specialist certification issued by BEI.
"CLIP-R" means conditional legal interpreting permit--relay,
				  a certification issued by RID to a deaf or hard-of-hearing interpreter or
				  transliterator who works in a legal setting.
"Continuing education" means a workshop, seminar, lecture,
				  conference, class, or other educational activity relevant to the practice of
				  interpreting.
"CSC" means comprehensive skills certificate, a certification
				  issued by RID.
"CT" means certificate of transliteration, a certification
				  issued by RID.
"Deaf interpreter" means an individual who is deaf or hard of
				  hearing and provides interpreting for deaf individuals with special language
				  needs.
"EIPA" means educational interpreter performance assessment,
				  a diagnostic tool that measures proficiency in interpreting for children or
				  young adults in an educational setting.
"Generalist interpreter" means an individual who provides
				  interpreting in any community setting, except a legal setting, for which the
				  individual is qualified by education, examination, and work history. A
				  generalist interpreter provides interpreting in a legal setting only if
				  appointed by a judge under A.R.S. §
									12-242.
"IC" means interpretation certificate, a certification issued
				  by RID.
"Intermediary Level III or V" means a certification issued by
				  BEI for interpreters who are deaf or hard of hearing.
"Interpreter" means an individual who provides interpreting
				  between American Sign Language and English.
"Legal interpreter" means an individual who is qualified by
				  education, examination, and work history to provide interpreting in a legal
				  setting.
"Class A legal interpreter" means a legal interpreter who
				  provides interpreting in court proceedings or any other legal setting, as
				  prescribed under A.R.S. §
									12-242,
				  and meets the certification requirement under
				  R9-26-504(A)(1)(a).
				  An individual who is licensed by the Commission as a Class A legal interpreter
				  on the date this Section takes effect, shall meet the certification requirement
				  under
				  R9-26-504(A)(1)(a)
				  no later than the individual's renewal date, as specified in
				  R9-26-507(A),
				  in 2023.
"Class C legal interpreter" means a legal interpreter who
				  provides interpreting in a legal setting, as prescribed under A.R.S. §
				  12242, when teamed with a Class A legal interpreter and meets the certification
				  requirement under
				  R9-26-504(A)(1)(b).
"Class D legal interpreter" means a legal interpreter who
				  meets the certification requirement under
				  R9-26-504(A)(1)(c)
				  and is either a deaf or hard-of-hearing interpreter or an oral
				  transliterator.
"Legal training" means a structured program presented by the
				  Commission, a court, Bar Association, law-enforcement association, RID,
				  accredited institution, or comparable organization, providing information
				  relevant to legal interpreting such as the following:
The requirements of A.R.S. §
									12-242,
The structure of the judiciary system of this state,
The judiciary process of this state,
Administrative adjudicatory procedures,
Law enforcement procedures, or
Commonly used legal terms.
"Level III, IV, or V" means a certification issued by
				  BEI.
"Licensee" means an interpreter who holds a current license
				  issued under A.R.S. §
									36-1974
				  and this Article.
"License year" means the days between the date of license
				  issuance and the date of license expiration.
"Mentor" means an individual licensed under
				  R9-26-503
				  or
				  R9-26-504
				  who agrees to assist a provisional licensee to develop as an interpreter by
				  occasionally observing the provisional licensee providing interpreting services
				  and providing feedback.
"MCSC" means master comprehensive skills certificate, a
				  certification issued by RID.
"NAD" means the National Association of the Deaf.
"NAD III (generalist)," means a certification issued by
				  NAD.
"NAD IV (advanced)," means a certification issued by
				  NAD.
"NAD V (master)," means a certification issued by NAD.
"NIC" means National Interpreter Certification.
"NIC Advanced" means a certification issued by
				  NAD-RID.
"NIC Certified" means a certification issued by
				  NAD-RID.
"NIC Master" means a certification issued by NAD-RID.
"OC:B" means oral certificate: basic, a certification issued
				  by BEI.
"OC:C" means oral certificate: comprehensive, a certification
				  issued by BEI.
"OIC" means oral interpreting certificate, a certification
				  issued by RID in one of three categories: comprehensive, spoken to visible, or
				  visible to spoken.
"Oral transliteration" means to facilitate communication
				  between an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing and an individual who
				  hears by using inaudible speech and natural gestures to convey a message to the
				  deaf or hard-of-hearing individual and understanding and verbalizing the
				  message and intent of the speech and mouth movements of the individual who is
				  deaf or hard of hearing.
"OTC" means oral transliteration certificate, a certification
				  issued by RID.
"Platform or performance setting" means an environment
				  involving an appearance by a designated speaker or performers, typically on a
				  raised surface.
"Provisional interpreter" means an individual who is
				  qualified by education, examination, and work history to provide interpreting
				  while pursuing RID, NAD, or BEI certification.
"Class A provisional interpreter" means a provisional
				  interpreter who provides oral transliteration and is working towards
				  certification by RID, NAD, or BEI. A Class A provisional interpreter shall not
				  provide interpreting services in a legal setting.
"Class B provisional interpreter" means a provisional
				  interpreter who is qualified to provide interpreting services without a team
				  interpreter licensed under
				  R9-26-503(2)(a)
				  or
				  R9-26-504(A)(1)(a)
				  and (b), except in a medical, mental health,
				  platform or performance, or legal setting. A Class B provisional interpreter
				  may provide interpreting services in a medical, mental health, or platform or
				  performance setting only when working as part of a team that includes at least
				  one individual licensed under
				  R9-26-503(2)(a)
				  or
				  R9-26-504(A)(1)(a)
				  or (b). A Class B provisional interpreter
				  shall not provide interpreting services in a legal setting.
"Class C provisional interpreter" means a provisional
				  interpreter who is qualified to provide interpreting services only when working
				  as part of a team that includes at least one individual licensed under
				  R9-26-503(2)(a)
				  or
				  R9-26-504(A)(1)(a)
				  or (b). A Class C provisional interpreter
				  shall not provide interpreting services in a legal setting.
"Class D provisional interpreter" means a provisional
				  interpreter who is deaf or hard of hearing and is qualified to provide
				  interpreting services only when working as part of a team that includes at
				  least one individual licensed under
				  R9-26-503(2)(a)
				  or (b) or
				  R9-26-504(A)(1)(a)
				  through (c). A Class D provisional
				  interpreter shall not provide interpreting services in a legal setting.
"Qualified interpreter" means an individual licensed under
				  this Chapter who is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially
				  both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary
				  required by the interpreting situation.
"RID" means Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
"RSC" means reverse skills certificate, a certification
				  issued by RID.
"SC:L" means specialist certificate: legal, a certification
				  issued by RID.
"SC:PA" means specialist certificate: performing arts, a
				  certification issued by RID.
"TC" means transliteration certificate, a certification
				  issued by RID.
"Team" means two or more licensed interpreters, at least one
				  of whom is licensed under
				  R9-26-503(2)(a)
				  or
				  R9-26-504(A)(1)(a)
				  or (b), providing interpreting for an
				  individual or group of individuals during a single interpreting session.
"Trilingual Advanced or Master" means a specialist
				  certification issued by BEI for interpreters of Spanish, English, and American
				  Sign Language.
"Unprofessional conduct," as used in A.R.S. §
									36-1976,
				  means:
Violation of the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct, 2005,
				  which is incorporated by reference and available from the Commission and RID,
				  333 Commerce Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, or
www.rid.org
. The material incorporated
				  includes no later edition or amendment; or
Failure to comply with a provision of A.R.S. Title 36,
				  Chapter 17.1, Article 2 or this Chapter.
"VRI" means video remote interpreting, a service that uses
				  video telecommunication devices to provide interpreting between or among
				  individuals who are at one or more locations separate from the
				  interpreter.