Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET
Chapter 39 - Board of Interpreters of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Section 201 KAR 39:070 - Application and qualifications for temporary licensure
Universal Citation: 201 KY Admin Regs Service 39:070
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 309.312(1)(b), (3)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 309.304(3) and 309.312(1)(b) and (3) require the board to promulgate an administrative regulation establishing the requirements for an applicant for temporary licensure as an interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements regarding temporary licensure.
Section 1. Application for Temporary Licensure. Each applicant shall submit:
(1) A completed Application for Licensure
Form, as incorporated by reference in
201 KAR 39:030;
(2) The appropriate application and licensure
fees as required by
201 KAR 39:040;
(3) A Plan of Supervision for Temporary
License from a board approved mentor;
(4) Proof documenting passage of the NIC or
EIPA Knowledge Exam. If the interpreter is deaf or hard of hearing, eighteen
(18) hours of continuing education focused on CDI preparation may be obtained
in lieu of this requirement; and
(5) Proof of achieving or holding one (1) of
the following:
(a) Valid NAD Level III as a
currently certified member;
(b)
SCPI Advanced or better, within three (3) years of application;
(c) SLPI Advanced or better, within three (3)
years of application;
(d) ASLPI of
three and one-half (3.5) or better, within three (3) years of
application;
(e) EIPA of three
(3.0) or better; or
(f) BEI Basic
or better, within three (3) years of application.
Section 2. Temporary Licensure Duration.
(1) An individual may hold temporary
licensure for a maximum of five (5) consecutive licensure years from the date
of initial issuance.
(2) An
individual who is deaf or hard of hearing may hold temporary licensure for a
maximum of ten (10) consecutive licensure years from the date of initial
licensure.
(3) Any reinstatement or
extension of a temporary license shall occur during the period established in
subsection (1) or (2) of this section.
(4) The board shall, in individual cases
involving medical disability, illness, undue hardship, or active military
service, or other extenuating circumstances that preclude the individual from
completing the requirements, grant an extension of temporary licensure for an
additional one (1) year for applicants who submit to the board:
(a) A written request for an extension of the
temporary licensure term delivered to the board, by certified mail, no less
than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the temporary license;
and
(b)
1. Verifying documentation signed by a
licensed physician or proper military personnel, if applicable; or
2. Documentation that provides evidence to
support the extension.
Section 3. Supervision Requirements.
(1) Each applicant for a temporary license
shall be trained and supervised by a board-approved mentor.
(2) During the period of training and
supervision the mentor shall meet with the licensee on a quarterly basis. One
(1) of these meetings shall be on a face to face basis with each person being
mentored. The remaining meetings may be through the use of video or video
teleconferencing or any other method outlined in the approved plan of
supervision.
(3) A mentor shall
contract with no more than twenty (20) temporary licensees during a calendar
year.
Section 4. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Plan of
Supervision for Temporary License", 10/2011, is incorporated by
reference.
(2) This material may be
inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the
Department of Professional Licensing, 911 Leawood Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 309.304(3), 309.312
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