NAC656A.260. Advanced certified interpreter in community setting: Application; qualifications; requirements for acceptance of assignments.

     1. To apply for and maintain registration as an interpreter in a community setting as an advanced certified interpreter, a person must:

     (a) Have at least a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma.

     (b) Hold in good standing:

          (1) From the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf:

               (I) National Interpreter Certification-Advanced;

               (II) A Certificate of Interpretation and a Certificate of Transliteration;

               (III) Comprehensive Skills Certificate; or

               (IV) A certification as a Certified Deaf Interpreter;

          (2) Level IV certification from the National Association of the Deaf;

          (3) Level IV certification from the American Consortium of Certified Interpreters; or

          (4) A score of 4.8 to 5.0 on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment and an Educational Certificate: K-12, issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

     2. An advanced certified interpreter shall accept each assignment in a:

     (a) Legal setting with due caution and care commensurate with his or her skills and experience. An advanced certified interpreter who does not hold supplemental certification to engage in the practice of interpreting in a legal setting is subject to voir dire by the court.

     (b) Medical setting with due caution and care commensurate with his or her skills and experience.

     (c) Postsecondary educational institution, as defined in NRS 394.099, with due caution and care commensurate with his or her skills and experience.

     (Added to NAC by Office of Disability Services by R210-08, eff. 10-1-2008)