ORS 676.759 Provisional sign language interpreter license; renewal

The Health Licensing Office may issue a provisional sign language interpreter license to an applicant who:

Is at least 18 years of age;

Demonstrates compliance with the code of professional conduct authored by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or its successor organization, and the National Association of the Deaf, or its successor organization, and approved by the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters;

Meets the requirements established by the board relating to minimum qualifications, education or training or any combination thereof;

Meets any other requirements established by the board; and

Pays a fee established by the board. The fees established under this paragraph may not, together with other fees collected under ORS 676.750 to 676.789, exceed the cost of administering ORS 676.750 to 676.789.

Notwithstanding ORS 676.572, a license issued under this section may be renewed every three years, but not more than twice.

A licensed provisional sign language interpreter may provide signed language interpretation services only under the supervision of a licensed supervisory sign language interpreter. The supervision may include supervision by remote means and need not be in real time. [2023 c.414 §4; 2025 c.238 §6]

Sec. 28. Notwithstanding sections 3 [676.756] and 4 [676.759] of this 2023 Act, a licensed sign language interpreter may supervise a licensed provisional sign language interpreter. [2023 c.414 §28]

Sec. 29. Section 28 of this 2023 Act is repealed on July 1, 2030.