§ 5-71-3 - Definitions.
SECTION 5-71-3
§ 5-71-3 Definitions. – (1) "Board" means the state board of examiners for interpreters for the deaf.
(2) "Certified" means any person who is a certified member ofthe Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., (RID), its successor agency orother agencies as approved by the department in consultation with the board.
(3) "Consumer" is an individual who is deaf, hard of hearingor other individual with disabilities whose primary language is sign language(e.g., American Sign Language, manually coded sign systems).
(4) "Department" means the Rhode Island department of health.
(5) "Director" means the director of the department of health.
(6) "Emergency" means an urgent circumstance that demandsimmediate action in order for a consumer to avoid imminent harm or loss.
In the event of an emergency, the consumer may elect to usethe services of a nonlicensed interpreter or transliterator as set forth inregulations promulgated by the department.
(7) "Interpreter for the deaf" means any person who engagesin the practice of interpreting for the deaf as defined in subsection (9) below.
(8) "Interpreter trainee" and "interpreter student" means anyperson, meeting the minimum requirements established by the department inconsultation with the board who is currently enrolled in a nationallyaccredited interpreter training program and participating in the practicumportion of their studies.
(9) "Interpreting for the deaf" means conveying spokenEnglish into American Sign Language (ASL) (voice-to-sign) or conveying AmericanSign Language into English (sign-to-voice), or interpreting English to and/orfrom a visual gestural system. Such practice shall not include transliteratingfor the deaf.
(10) "Screened interpreter or transliterator for the deaf"means any person who presents proof of an active state screening or itsequivalent and presents proof of successful completion of an examination asapproved by the department in consultation with the board.
(11) "Transliterator for the deaf" means any person whoengages in the practice of transliterating for the deaf as defined insubsection (12) below.
(12) "Transliterating for the deaf" means conveying spokenEnglish into Manually coded English (voice-to-sign), or conveying manuallycoded English into spoken English (sign-to-voice), or conveying English on thelips so that it is accessible to speech reading (i.e. oral transliterating).Such practice shall not include interpreting for the deaf.