Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators
Chapter 961 - Licensure of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators
Rule 481-961.2 - Requirements for Licensure
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 481-961.2
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) The following criteria will apply to licensure:
a. Applicants will submit a completed online
licensure application and pay the nonrefundable fee; and
b. Applicants will provide proof of one of
the following:
(1) Passed the National
Association of the Deaf/Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NAD/RID)
National Interpreter Certification (NIC) examination after November 30, 2011;
or
(2) Passed one of the following
examinations administered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID):
1. Oral Transliteration Certificate (OTC);
or
2. Certified Deaf Interpreter
(CDI); or
(3) Passed the
Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) with a score of 3.5 or
above after December 31, 1999; or
(4) Passed the Cued Language Transliterator
National Certification Examination (CLTNCE) administered by The National
Certifying Body for Cued Language Transliterators; or
(5) Currently holds one of the following
NAD/RID certifications awarded through November 30, 2011, by the National
Council on Interpreting (NCI):
1. National
Interpreter Certification (NIC); or
2. National Interpreter Certification
Advanced (NIC Advanced); or
3.
National Interpreter Certification Master (NIC Master); or
(6) Currently holds one of the following
certifications previously awarded by the RID:
1. Certificate of Interpretation (CI);
or
2. Certificate of
Transliteration (CT); or
3.
Certificate of Interpretation and Certificate of Transliteration (CI and CT);
or
4. Interpretation
Certificate/Transliteration Certificate (IC/TC); or
5. Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC);
or
(7) Currently holds
one of the following certifications previously awarded by the National
Association of the Deaf (NAD):
1. NAD III
(Generalist); or
2. NAD IV
(Advanced); or
3. NAD V (Master);
or
(8) Currently holds an
advanced or master certification awarded by the Board for Evaluation of
Interpreters (BEI).
(2) Licensees who were issued their licenses within six months prior to the renewal will not be required to renew their licenses until the renewal cycle two years later.
a. An applicant who has relocated to Iowa
from a state that did not require licensure to practice the profession may
submit proof of work experience in lieu of educational and training
requirements, if eligible, in accordance with rule 481-501.2(272C).
b. An applicant who has been licensed in
another state will provide verification of license from the jurisdiction in
which the applicant has most recently been licensed, sent directly from the
jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any public
or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction.
Web-based verification may be substituted for verification directly from the
jurisdiction's board office if the verification provides:
(1) Licensee's name;
(2) Date of initial licensure;
(3) Current licensure status; and
(4) Any disciplinary action taken against the
license.
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