Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-26-501
In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 12-242 and 36-1941, in this Article, the following definitions apply unless otherwise specified:
"ACCI" means American Consortium of Certified Interpreters, an organization that certifies interpreters at one of three levels: ACCI Generalist, ACCI Advanced, or ACCI Master.
"Accredited" means approved by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
"Applicant" means an individual seeking an original or renewal license from the Commission.
"Application" means the documents, forms, and additional information required by the Commission to be submitted by or on behalf of an applicant.
"BEI" means Board for Evaluation of Interpreters.
"CDI" means certified deaf interpreter, a certification issued by RID or BEI.
"CI" means certificate of interpretation, a certification issued by RID.
"CIC" means Court Interpreter Certification, a legal specialist certification issued by BEI.
"CLIP-R" means conditional legal interpreting permit--relay, a certification issued by RID to a deaf or hard-of-hearing interpreter or transliterator who works in a legal setting.
"Continuing education" means a workshop, seminar, lecture, conference, class, or other educational activity relevant to the practice of interpreting.
"CSC" means comprehensive skills certificate, a certification issued by RID.
"CT" means certificate of transliteration, a certification issued by RID.
"Deaf interpreter" means an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing and provides interpreting for deaf individuals with special language needs.
"EIPA" means educational interpreter performance assessment, a diagnostic tool that measures proficiency in interpreting for children or young adults in an educational setting.
"Generalist interpreter" means an individual who provides interpreting in any community setting, except a legal setting, for which the individual is qualified by education, examination, and work history. A generalist interpreter provides interpreting in a legal setting only if appointed by a judge under A.R.S. § 12-242.
"IC" means interpretation certificate, a certification issued by RID.
"Intermediary Level III or V" means a certification issued by BEI for interpreters who are deaf or hard of hearing.
"Interpreter" means an individual who provides interpreting between American Sign Language and English.
"Legal interpreter" means an individual who is qualified by education, examination, and work history to provide interpreting in a legal setting.
"Class A legal interpreter" means a legal interpreter who provides interpreting in court proceedings or any other legal setting, as prescribed under A.R.S. § 12-242, and meets the certification requirement under R9-26-504(A)(1)(a). An individual who is licensed by the Commission as a Class A legal interpreter on the date this Section takes effect, shall meet the certification requirement under R9-26-504(A)(1)(a) no later than the individual's renewal date, as specified in R9-26-507(A), in 2023.
"Class C legal interpreter" means a legal interpreter who provides interpreting in a legal setting, as prescribed under A.R.S. § 12242, when teamed with a Class A legal interpreter and meets the certification requirement under R9-26-504(A)(1)(b).
"Class D legal interpreter" means a legal interpreter who meets the certification requirement under R9-26-504(A)(1)(c) and is either a deaf or hard-of-hearing interpreter or an oral transliterator.
"Legal training" means a structured program presented by the Commission, a court, Bar Association, law-enforcement association, RID, accredited institution, or comparable organization, providing information relevant to legal interpreting such as the following:
The requirements of A.R.S. § 12-242,
The structure of the judiciary system of this state,
The judiciary process of this state,
Administrative adjudicatory procedures,
Law enforcement procedures, or
Commonly used legal terms.
"Level III, IV, or V" means a certification issued by BEI.
"Licensee" means an interpreter who holds a current license issued under A.R.S. § 36-1974 and this Article.
"License year" means the days between the date of license issuance and the date of license expiration.
"Mentor" means an individual licensed under R9-26-503 or R9-26-504 who agrees to assist a provisional licensee to develop as an interpreter by occasionally observing the provisional licensee providing interpreting services and providing feedback.
"MCSC" means master comprehensive skills certificate, a certification issued by RID.
"NAD" means the National Association of the Deaf.
"NAD III (generalist)," means a certification issued by NAD.
"NAD IV (advanced)," means a certification issued by NAD.
"NAD V (master)," means a certification issued by NAD.
"NIC" means National Interpreter Certification.
"NIC Advanced" means a certification issued by NAD-RID.
"NIC Certified" means a certification issued by NAD-RID.
"NIC Master" means a certification issued by NAD-RID.
"OC:B" means oral certificate: basic, a certification issued by BEI.
"OC:C" means oral certificate: comprehensive, a certification issued by BEI.
"OIC" means oral interpreting certificate, a certification issued by RID in one of three categories: comprehensive, spoken to visible, or visible to spoken.
"Oral transliteration" means to facilitate communication between an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing and an individual who hears by using inaudible speech and natural gestures to convey a message to the deaf or hard-of-hearing individual and understanding and verbalizing the message and intent of the speech and mouth movements of the individual who is deaf or hard of hearing.
"OTC" means oral transliteration certificate, a certification issued by RID.
"Platform or performance setting" means an environment involving an appearance by a designated speaker or performers, typically on a raised surface.
"Provisional interpreter" means an individual who is qualified by education, examination, and work history to provide interpreting while pursuing RID, NAD, or BEI certification.
"Class A provisional interpreter" means a provisional interpreter who provides oral transliteration and is working towards certification by RID, NAD, or BEI. A Class A provisional interpreter shall not provide interpreting services in a legal setting.
"Class B provisional interpreter" means a provisional interpreter who is qualified to provide interpreting services without a team interpreter licensed under R9-26-503(2)(a) or R9-26-504(A)(1)(a) and (b), except in a medical, mental health, platform or performance, or legal setting. A Class B provisional interpreter may provide interpreting services in a medical, mental health, or platform or performance setting only when working as part of a team that includes at least one individual licensed under R9-26-503(2)(a) or R9-26-504(A)(1)(a) or (b). A Class B provisional interpreter shall not provide interpreting services in a legal setting.
"Class C provisional interpreter" means a provisional interpreter who is qualified to provide interpreting services only when working as part of a team that includes at least one individual licensed under R9-26-503(2)(a) or R9-26-504(A)(1)(a) or (b). A Class C provisional interpreter shall not provide interpreting services in a legal setting.
"Class D provisional interpreter" means a provisional interpreter who is deaf or hard of hearing and is qualified to provide interpreting services only when working as part of a team that includes at least one individual licensed under R9-26-503(2)(a) or (b) or R9-26-504(A)(1)(a) through (c). A Class D provisional interpreter shall not provide interpreting services in a legal setting.
"Qualified interpreter" means an individual licensed under this Chapter who is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary required by the interpreting situation.
"RID" means Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
"RSC" means reverse skills certificate, a certification issued by RID.
"SC:L" means specialist certificate: legal, a certification issued by RID.
"SC:PA" means specialist certificate: performing arts, a certification issued by RID.
"TC" means transliteration certificate, a certification issued by RID.
"Team" means two or more licensed interpreters, at least one of whom is licensed under R9-26-503(2)(a) or R9-26-504(A)(1)(a) or (b), providing interpreting for an individual or group of individuals during a single interpreting session.
"Trilingual Advanced or Master" means a specialist certification issued by BEI for interpreters of Spanish, English, and American Sign Language.
"Unprofessional conduct," as used in A.R.S. § 36-1976, means:
Violation of the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct, 2005, which is incorporated by reference and available from the Commission and RID, 333 Commerce Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, or www.rid.org. The material incorporated includes no later edition or amendment; or
Failure to comply with a provision of A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 17.1, Article 2 or this Chapter.
"VRI" means video remote interpreting, a service that uses video telecommunication devices to provide interpreting between or among individuals who are at one or more locations separate from the interpreter.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-26-501