Section Int 301.01 - Licensure Required; Exemptions; Waiver(a) Pursuant to RSA 326-I:7,1, no person shall receive remuneration as an interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing or represent oneself as an interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing in this state unless such person is licensed in accordance with RSA 326-I.(b) Licensing shall not be required for the following persons:(1) Nonresident interpreters certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or the American Consortium of Certified Interpreters (ACCI), levels IV and V, who have completed RID-approved legal training or who hold a legal specialty certificate (RID SC:L) when working in court settings, provided that such interpreters shall be subject to disciplinary proceedings of the board.(2) Interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing working in religious settings;(3) Interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing working in emergency situations where the parties determine that the delay to obtain a licensed interpreter is likely to cause injury or loss when the risk of using a non-licensed person is outweighed by the immediate need for interpretation;(4) Students exempted under RSA 326-I:8; and(5) Interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing employed by a school district for a K-12 program for instruction, other educational or related services or extracurricular activities to students.(c) The exemption under Int 301.01(b)(5) for interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing who are employed by a school district shall not relieve a school district of its obligation to provide licensed interpreters to students, staff, parents or others when required by the Americans for Disabilities Act or by any other federal or state law.(d) The recipient of services shall have the right to apply to the department of education, program for the deaf and hard of hearing, for, and to receive, a waiver in writing from using a licensed interpreter and shall accept all responsibility for such action.(e) Applications for waivers and approvals of waivers may be in writing or in an alternative format as provided in Int 205.02.(f) The application for the waiver shall explain why the waiver is being requested, the situation for which the waiver is being requested, and why a licensed interpreter will not be used.(g) The consequences of receiving the waiver shall be explained to the applicant by the department of education, program for the deaf and hard of hearing. The applicant shall accept all responsibility for the consequences of receiving the waiver. The applicant may not subsequently file a complaint with the board against the waived interpreter.(h) A new application shall be required each time a waiver from using a licensed interpreter is requested.(i) Persons who wish to apply for a license in New Hampshire shall do so by submitting an application provided by the board which contains the information specified by Int 301.02, and by paying the application fee specified by Table 303.1.(j) The board shall license each applicant as an interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing who: (1) Is at least 18 years of age;(2) Pays to the board the appropriate license fee;(3) Is certified by RID, by ACCI, or by the New Hampshire interpreter classification system program;(4) Demonstrates adherence to the professional principles in Int 501.03 and the code of professional conduct required by Int 501.04; and(5) Meets the requirements of Int 302.(k) The board shall license each applicant as an interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing who is not certified by RID, ACCI, or by the New Hampshire interpreter classification system program who:(1) Is at least 18 years of age;(2) Pays to the board the appropriate license fee;(3) Has completed 30 hours of oral transliterating training in the following topics: a.One hour in the definition and introductory practice of oral transliterating;b.Three hours in communication skills of oral deaf people that include speech reading, speech production, the normal hearing process and hearing loss, and the English language;c.Four hours of spoken-to-visible techniques of oral transliterating that include non-verbal techniques and practice, verbal techniques and practice, integration of non-verbal and verbal techniques, the use of interpretation or paraphrasing, logistics, and professional issues;d.Three hours of visible-to-spoken oral transliterating or voicing that includes techniques, acceptable modifications, simultaneous and consecutive transliterating, logistics, and professional issues;e.Two hours of interactive oral transliterating that includes telephone transliterating, one-to-one transliterating, and group settings;f.Three hours of the RID code of professional conduct that includes adherence and case studies;g.Three hours of educational issues that include the role of the educational oral transliterator with case studies and discussion, special educational situations that include, all media, plays, songs, and frequency modulation systems, which are assisted listening devices, and the role of the oral transliterator in Individualized Education Plan meetings;h.One hour of professional issues that includes teaming, compensation for and marketing of oral transliterator skills, and respecting individual differences of consumers;i.Eight hours of practice sessions that include individual practice sessions with a partner and with a deaf consumer, using a mirror, and making a video, group practice and feedback sessions, and live modeling sessions with instructors;j.One hour of mock evaluations that include individual evaluations; andk.One hour of professional advancement that includes preparation for the RID oral transliterator certification exam; and(4) Demonstrates adherence to the professional principles in Int 501.03 and the code of professional conduct required by Int 501.04.N.H. Admin. Code § Int 301.01
#7810, EMERGENCY, eff 12-26-02, EXPIRES: 6-24-03; ss #7853, eff 3-12-03; amd by #9185, eff 6-21-08; ss by #9942, INTERIM, eff 6-18-11, EXPIRED: 12-15-11
New. #10041, eff 12-16-11