RELATES TO: KRS 12.290, 163.510(4), 163.515(2)(c)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 12.290 requires each
department, program cabinet, and administrative body of state government to
promulgate administrative regulations to provide accessibility to all services
by persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. KRS 163.515(2)(c) requires that the
Executive Director of the Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing promote
the training of interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing. KRS 163.510(4)
requires the commission to oversee the provision of interpreter services to the
deaf and hard of hearing. This administrative regulation establishes
interpreter protocols.
Section 1.
(1) A staff or assigned interpreter shall
adhere to the Interpreter's Code of Professional Conduct and:
(a) Keep assignment-related information
strictly confidential;
(b) Be
impartial to a proceeding;
(c)
Recognize and work within his range of ability;
(d) Not accept an assignment beyond his skill
level;
(e) Promptly notify
Interpreter Referral Services Program staff if the communication mode of a deaf
or hard of hearing person requires the additional skills of a deaf interpreter;
and
(f) Arrive at an assignment
fifteen (15) minutes before the scheduled starting time to:
1. Arrange logistics; and
2. Confer with the consumer and another
interpreter.
(2) A KCDHH Interpreter Referral Services
Program assigned interpreter shall display professional demeanor and conduct
by:
(a) Wearing appropriate professional
clothing, as outlined in the Code of Professional Conduct for the interpreter's
national certifying organization, and
(b) Treating a deaf, hard of hearing, or
hearing consumer involved in the assignment, pleasantly, fairly, and with
respect.
(3) An
Interpreter Referral Services Program staff interpreter, or assigned
interpreter, shall comply with the code of ethics pursuant to
201 KAR 39:120 and the interpreter's national certifying organization of the:
(a) National Registry of Interpreters for the
Deaf;
(b) National Association of
the Deaf; or
(c) Board for
Evaluation of Interpreters Certification Program.
(4) Assignment conflicts.
(a) If an assigned interpreter is unable to
fill the assignment because of illness or another unforeseen conflict, he shall
contact the Interpreter Referral Services Program staff as soon as he becomes
aware of the conflict.
(b) The
staff of the KCDHH Interpreter Referral Services Program shall be responsible
for contacting and attempting to secure a replacement interpreter for the
assignment.
(5) If
resources are available, the KCDHH Interpreter Referral Services Program may
provide a professional development opportunity for assigned interpreters and
staff interpreters. A development opportunity may include:
(a) A mentoring program;
(b) Diagnostic assessment and
feedback;
(c) Support for
interpreter training or testing opportunities; and
(d) Similar programs.
(6) The national certifying organizations
listed under subsection (3) of this Section have all adopted The National
Association of the Deaf - Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of
Professional Conduct.
Section
2. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "The National Association of the Deaf -
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Professional Conduct", (2005), is
incorporated by reference.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained at Kentucky Commission on the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 632 Versailles Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601,
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
