ORS 676.760 Sign language interpreter-in-training license

The Health Licensing Office may issue a sign language interpreter-in-training 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, the board may determine whether a license issued under this section may be renewed on a case by case basis.

A licensed sign language interpreter-in-training may provide signed language interpretation services only under the direct, in-person supervision of a licensed supervisory sign language interpreter or a licensed sign language interpreter.

A licensed supervisory sign language interpreter or licensed sign language interpreter who supervises a licensed sign language interpreter-in-training is responsible for the signed language services provided by the licensed sign language interpreter-in-training.