R993-300-302. Definitions and Acronyms

  (1) "Certified interpreter" means an individual who provides interpreter services and is certified as required by state or federal law. This certification is obtained by completing and passing both a knowledge and performance (skills) based test.

  (2) "Department" means the Department of Workforce Services.

  (3) "Director" means the director of USOR.

  (4) "Division" means the division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

  (5) "Interpreter service" means a service that facilitates effective communication between individuals through American Sign Language (ASL) or a language system or code that is modeled after ASL, in whole or in part, or is in any way derived from ASL.

  (6) "ICB" means the Interpreters Certification Board.

  (7) "Manual" means the policy and procedures manual governing the certification of interpreters used by the Division. The Manual is available on the Utah Interpreter Program website.

  (8) "NAD-RID" means the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID).

  (9) "USOR" means the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation.