Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a)
Upon request of any consumer or hiring entity, an interpreter shall show proof
of his or her Illinois license indicating proficiency level.
b) As sign language interpreters' credentials
are based on proficiency level, in order to protect the health, welfare and
safety of the deaf and hard of hearing consumers, interpreters shall only
accept assignments appropriate for their proficiency level based upon accepted
certifications for licensure. Interpreters should accept, refuse or withdraw
from assignments based upon their experience, capabilities and
credentials.
c) Provisional License
Interpreters with a valid provisional license may appropriately interpret in
the following settings:
1) Vocational
Rehabilitation
A) Job Coaching
B) Employment Training/Workshops
2) Community Education
3) Recreational/Educational
Programs
4) Entertainment/Social
Events (not including live, professional stage performances)
d) Interpreters with a valid
license with an intermediate proficiency level may appropriately interpret in
the following settings:
1) Law Enforcement
Education
2) Community Health
Education
3) Post-Secondary
Education
4) Educational
Conferences
A) Workshops
B) Training
C) Professional Development
5) Employment Maintenance
A) Staff Meetings
B) Training
6) Government Services
7) Correctional Education
8) Medical
A) Nursing and Personal Care (nursing
homes)
B) Routine,
Non-clinical
C) 12 STEP
Programs/Group Homes/Day Programs
9) Video Relay Services
10) All settings appropriate to a provisional
license
e) Advanced
Proficiency Level Interpreters with a valid license with an advanced
proficiency level are appropriate to interpret the following settings:
1) Professional Stage Performances -
Live
2) Medical
A) Routine Clinical Appointments
B) Emergency Room
C) Obstetrics
D) Life Threatening
3) Mental Health and Psychiatry
A) Routine Clinical
B) Crisis Intervention
C) Hospitalization
4) Employment
A) Interviews
B) Hiring
C) Firing
D) Performance Evaluations
E) Discipline
5) Government/Government Services
A) Administrative
Proceedings/Hearings
B) Social
Services
i) Department of Children and Family
Services
ii) Social
Security
iii) Financial
Assistance
6)
VR Counseling
7) Financial
Management
A) Purchasing
B) Tax Preparation
C) Real Estate
D) Insurance
8) Legal
A)
Criminal Misdemeanor (non-trial only)
B) Civil (minor)
C) Correctional
D) Attorney-Client Meetings
9) All settings appropriate for
provisional licensees and licensees with intermediate proficiency
levels.
f) Master
Proficiency Level Interpreters with a valid license with a master proficiency
level may appropriately interpret in the following settings:
1) Legal
A)
Trials
B) Criminal
(Felony)
C) Civil (Major)
D) Juvenile/Family Court
E) Law Enforcement
2) All settings appropriate for provisional
licensees and licensees with intermediate and advanced proficiency
levels
