154E.3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE.
154E.3 REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE.
On or after July 1, 2005, every person providing interpreting or
transliterating services in this state shall be licensed pursuant to
this chapter. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapters 17A,
147, and 272C establishing procedures for the licensing of new and
existing interpreters. Prior to obtaining licensure, an applicant
shall successfully pass an examination prescribed and approved by the
board, demonstrating the following:
1. Voice-to-sign interpretation. An applicant shall
demonstrate proficiency at:
a. Message equivalence: producing a true and accurate signed
form of the spoken message, maintaining the integrity of content and
meaning, and exhibiting few omissions, substitutions, or other
errors.
b. Affect: producing nonmanual grammar consistent with the
intent and emotion of the speaker, and exhibiting no distracting
mannerisms.
c. Vocabulary choice: making correct sign choices
appropriate to the setting and consumers, applying facial grammar
consistent with sign choice, selecting signs that remain true to
speaker's intent, and demonstrating lexical variety.
d. Fluency: displaying confidence in production, exhibiting
a strong command of American sign language or manual codes for
English, applying nonmanual behaviors consistent with the speaker's
intent, and demonstrating understanding of and sensitivity to
cultural differences.
2. Sign-to-voice interpretation. An applicant shall
demonstrate proficiency at:
a. Message equivalence: producing a true and accurate spoken
form of the signed message, maintaining the integrity of content and
meaning, and exhibiting few omissions, substitutions, or other
errors.
b. Affect: producing inflection consistent with the intent
and emotion of the speaker, and exhibiting no distracting mannerisms.
c. Vocabulary choice: making correct word choices
appropriate to the setting and consumers, using vocal inflection
consistent with word choice, selecting words that remain true to the
speaker's intent, and demonstrating lexical variety.
d. Fluency: displaying confidence in production, exhibiting
a strong command of English in both spoken and written forms,
applying vocal inflections consistent with the speaker's intent, and
demonstrating understanding of and sensitivity to cultural
differences.
3. Professional conduct. An applicant shall demonstrate:
a. Proficiency in functioning as a communicator of messages
between the sender and receiver and educating consumers of services
about the functions and logistics of the interpreting process.
b. An impartial demeanor, refraining from interjecting
opinions or advice and from aligning with one party over another. An
applicant shall treat all people fairly and respectfully regardless
of their relationship to the interpreting assignment, and present a
professional appearance that is not visually distracting and is
appropriate to the setting. An applicant shall exhibit knowledge and
application of federal and state laws pertaining to the interpreting
profession.
c. Integrity, and shall be proficient in understanding and
applying ethical behavior appropriate for a licensee. An applicant
shall demonstrate discretion in accepting and meeting interpreter
services requests, and shall engage actively in lifelong learning.
Section History: Recent Form
2004 Acts, ch 1175, §428, 433
Referred to in § 154E.3A