Section R9-26-501. Definitions

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 12-242 and 36-1941, in this Article, the following definitions apply unless otherwise speci- fied:

“ACCI” means American Consortium of Certified Inter- preters, an organization that certifies interpreters at one of three levels: ACCI Generalist, ACCI Advanced, or ACCI Master.

“Accredited” means approved by the:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Middle States Association of Colleges and Second- ary Schools,

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

“Applicant” means an individual seeking an original or renewal license from the Commission.

“Application” means the documents, forms, and addi- tional information required by the Commission to be sub- mitted by or on behalf of an applicant.

“CDI” means certified deaf interpreter, a certification issued by RID.

“CI” means certificate of interpretation, a certification issued by RID.

“CLIP-R” means conditional legal interpreting permit-- relay, a certification issued by RID to a deaf or hard-of- hearing interpreter or transliterator who works in a legal setting.

“Continuing education” means a workshop, seminar, lec- ture, conference, class, or other educational activity rele- vant to the practice of interpreting.

“CSC” means comprehensive skills certificate, a certifi- cation issued by RID.

“CT” means certificate of transliteration, a certification issued by RID.

“Direct supervision” means an individual licensed under R9-26-503 or R9-26-504 is physically present when an individual licensed under R9-26-505 provides interpret- ing services.

“EIPA” means educational interpreter performance assessment, a diagnostic tool that measures proficiency in interpreting for children or young adults in an educational setting.

“Generalist interpreter” means an individual who pro- vides interpreting in any community setting for which the individual is qualified by education, examination, and work history.

“IAC” means interpreter advisory committee.

“IC” means interpretation certificate, a certification issued by RID.

“Interpreter” means an individual who provides interpret- ing.

“Legal interpreter” means an individual who is qualified by education, examination, and work history to provide interpreting in a legal setting.

ment, or administrative adjudicatory proceedings.

“Class B legal interpreter” means a legal interpreter who provides interpreting in administrative adjudi- catory proceedings only.

“Class C legal interpreter” means a legal interpreter who provides interpreting in a legal setting when teamed with a Class A or Class B legal interpreter. “Class D legal interpreter” means a legal interpreter who is also either a deaf or hard-of-hearing inter- preter or an oral transliterator.

“Legal training” means a structured program presented by the Commission, a court, Bar Association, law- enforcement association, RID, accredited institution, or comparable organization, providing information relevant to legal interpreting such as the following:

The requirements of A.R.S. § 12-242,

The structure of the judiciary system of this state, The judiciary process of this state,  Administrative adjudicatory procedures,

Law enforcement procedures related to interpreting, or

Commonly used legal terms.

“Licensee”  means  an   interpreter  who  holds   a  current license issued under A.R.S. § 36-1974 and this Article. “Mentor” means an individual licensed under R9-26-503 or R9-26-504 who agrees to assist a provisional licensee to develop as an interpreter by occasionally observing the provisional licensee providing interpreting services and providing feedback.

“MCSC” means master comprehensive skills certificate, a certification issued by RID.

“NAD” means the National Association of the Deaf, which issues three levels of certification: NAD III (gener- alist), NAD IV (advanced), and NAD V (master).

“NIC” means National Interpreter Certification, a certifi- cation issued by NAD-RID at one of three levels, NIC Certified, NIC Advanced, or NIC Master.

“OIC” means oral interpreting certificate, a certification issued by RID in one of three categories: comprehensive, spoken to visible, or visible to spoken.

“Oral transliteration” means to facilitate communication between an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing and an individual who hears by using inaudible speech and natural gestures to convey a message to the deaf or hard- of-hearing individual and understanding and verbalizing the message and intent of the speech and mouth move- ments of the individual who is deaf or hard of hearing. “OTC” means oral transliteration certificate, a certifica- tion issued by RID.

“Provisional interpreter” means an individual who is qualified by education, examination, and work history to provide interpreting while pursuing RID certification.

“Class A provisional  interpreter”  means a provi- sional interpreter who provides oral transliteration and does not have an OTC.

“Class  B  provisional   interpreter”  means  a   provi- sional interpreter who was paid for interpreting ser- vices before the effective date of this Article and is qualified   to  provide  interpreting  services  when working with a mentor or when teamed with an indi- vidual licensed under R9-26-503 or R9-26-504. “Class  C   provisional  interpreter”  means  a  provi- sional interpreter who is qualified to provide inter- preting services only under direct supervision.

“Class D provisional interpreter” means a provisional interpreter who is deaf or hard of hearing and does not have a CDI.

“Qualified interpreter” means an individual licensed under this Chapter who is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially both receptively and expres- sively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary required by the interpreting situation.

“RID” means Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. “RSC”  means  reverse  skills  certificate,  a  certification issued by RID.

“SC:L” means specialist certificate: legal, a certification issued by RID.

“SC:PA” means specialist certificate: performing arts, a certification issued by RID.

“TC” means transliteration certificate, a certification issued by RID.

“Team” means two or more licensed interpreters provid- ing interpreting for an individual or group of individuals during a single interpreting session.

“Unprofessional conduct,” as used in A.R.S. § 36-1976, means violation of the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct, 2005, which is incorporated by reference and available from the Commission and RID, 333 Commerce Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, or www.rid.org. The mate- rial incorporated includes no later edition or amendment.

Historical Note

Adopted effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 1720, effective May 1, 2007 (Supp. 07-2).