Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Division 100 - Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Chapter 200 - Board for Certification of Interpreters
Section 5 CSR 100-200.100 - Certification Conversion Procedures
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides information regarding certification conversion procedures.
(1) Interpreters who have been certified by a certifying entity other than the Missouri Interpreters Certification System (MICS) may apply for conversion of their certification into an MICS certification.
(2) An applicant for certification conversion shall comply with all requirements of the rule established in 5 CSR 100-200.050 for application procedures.
(3) An application for certification conversion shall include:
(4) The authorization for release of information must include the name, address, and phone number of the previous certifying entity in order for the Board for Certification of Interpreters, if needed, to obtain:
(5) Conversion into the appropriate certification level of the MICS shall be based on a comparison of the evaluation systems, and, if needed, specific information received from the previous certifying entity's evaluation system, as outlined in section (4) above, will be compared with the MICS. As a result of the comparison, an applicant for conversion may be granted a lower, similar, or higher certification in the MICS than from the previous certifying entity.
(6) An application for certification conversion may be denied because of either incompatibility of the evaluation systems or insufficient information from either the applicant or the previous certifying entity as outlined in sections (3) and (4) of this rule. If an application for conversion is denied, the applicant will be notified of the denial by letter, and will be required to take both the written test and the performance test in order to be certified in the MICS.
*Original authority: 209.292, RSMo 1994, amended 2002
and 209.295, RSMo 1994.