RELATES TO:
KRS 309.304(1),
309.312(1)(b)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS 309.304(3) and
309.312(1)(b)
require the Kentucky Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to
promulgate an administrative regulation establishing the requirements for an
applicant for licensure as an interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing.
This administrative regulation establishes these requirements.
Section 1. Application. Each applicant for a
license shall:
(1) Submit a completed
Application for Licensure form to the board;
(2) Pay the application and license fee as
set forth in
201 KAR 39:040;
and
(3) Submit proof of valid
certification from one (1) of the following nationally recognized
organizations:
(a) At a level recognized by
RID, with the exception of NAD III;
(b) At EIPA level 4.0 and passage of the EIPA
written;
(c) TECUnit;
(d) BEI Advanced or better achieved within
three (3) years of application; or
(e) Other certifications as described in
201 KAR 39:080, if
applying for licensure via reciprocity.
Section 2. Appeal of Denial of an Application
for Licensure.
(1) If an Application for
Licen-sure is denied, the applicant shall have the right to appeal that
preliminary determination.
(2) An
appeal shall be:
(a) Submitted to the board
in writing by certified mail; and
(b) Received by the board within thirty (30)
days after the date the applicant receives the notice of preliminary denial by
certified mail or by email message delivered to the addresses stated on the
Application for Licensure.
(3) The appeal of a preliminary denial of an
Application for Licensure shall be held in accordance with the provisions of
KRS Chapter 13B.
Section
3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Application for Licensure", December
2016, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Department of
Professional Licensing, 911 Leawood Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
