Code of Colorado Regulations
2500 - Department of Human Services
2516 - Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (Volume 27)
12 CCR 2516-1 - RULE MANUAL 27, COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND DEAFBLIND
Section 12 CCR 2516-1-27.210 - DEFINITIONS
"Appointing Authority" means the presiding officer or similar official of any court, board, commission, agency, or licensing or law enforcement authority of the state pursuant to section 13-90-202, C.R.S.
"Assistive Listening Device" (ALD) means a form of auxiliary aid working either with a hearing aid or cochlear implant, or alone, to improve hearing acuity for all interactions.
"Auxiliary Services" means qualified interpreters, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) providers, assistive listening devices/systems, or other services that assist in effective communication with a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind pursuant to section 13-90-202(3), C.R.S.
"Auxiliary Services Provider" means a qualified interpreter or qualified CART provider to provide services under these Legal Auxiliary Services (LAS) rules.
"Commission" means the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (CCDHHDB) pursuant to section 13-90-202(4), C.R.S.
"Communication Access Realtime Translation" (CART) means a speech-to-text translation service for the deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind.
"Deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind" means a person who has a functional hearing loss of sufficient severity to prevent aural comprehension, even with the assistance of hearing aids, pursuant to section 13-90-202(6), C.R.S. DeafBlind individuals exist on a continuum, ranging from no vision and/or hearing to varied combinations of usable hearing and/or vision, that presents difficulty in routinely accessing information.
"Effective Communication" means those methods of communication that are individualized and culturally appropriate to a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind so that the person can easily access all auditory information pursuant to section 13-90-202(7), C.R.S.
"Legal Auxiliary Services Handbook" means the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind Legal Auxiliary Services Handbook (2022) which is hereby incorporated by reference. No later additions or amendments are incorporated. The Legal Auxiliary Services Handbook is available at ccdhhdb.com/becomeLAS and is also available for public inspection at the Colorado Department of Human Services, Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind, 1575 Sherman Street, Garden Level, Denver, Colorado 80203, during regular business hours.
"Qualified Interpreter" means a person who has a valid certification of competency accepted by the Commission and includes, but is not limited to, oral interpreters, sign language interpreters, and intermediary interpreters pursuant to section 13-90-202(8), C.R.S.
"Referral Resource List" is a list of qualified Court/Legal interpreters and CART providers available for law enforcement and prosecutorial personnel for effective communication for arrest and witness/victim interview situations as required under sections 13-90-204(1)(d) and (f) and 13-90-205, C.R.S. LAS does not arrange for such services for law enforcement and prosecutorial personnel but publishes and maintains the list for their use.
"State Court System" means the system of courts, or any part thereof, established pursuant to Articles 1 to 9 of Title 13, C.R.S., and Article VI of the State Constitution. "State Court System" shall not include the municipal courts or any part thereof.
"Status I or II Court/Legal Interpreter" means an interpreter who has been credentialed by LAS as qualified for court and legal settings.
"Status I or II Court/Legal CART Provider" means a CART provider who has been credentialed by LAS as qualified for court and legal settings.
