309.300 Definitions for KRS 309.300 to 309.319. As used in KRS 309.300 to 309.319, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) 'Board' means Kentucky Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (2) 'Committee' means Kentucky Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Policy Commit tee. (3) 'Consumer' means a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or who requires special communication techniques in order to communicate. (4) 'Interpreter' means a person who engages in the practice of interpreting. (5) 'Interpreting' means the translatin g or transliterating of English concepts to any necessary specialized vocabulary used by a consumer or the translating of a consumer's specialized vocabulary to English concepts. Necessary specialized vocabularies include, but are not limited to, American Sign Language, English - based sign language, cued speech, and oral interpreting. (6) 'Nationally recognized certification' means certification granted by a national organization that is based on a skills assessment of the applicant. These organizations incl ude, but are not limited to, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the National Association of the Deaf, and the n that is based on a skills assessment of the applicant. These organizations incl ude, but are not limited to, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the National Association of the Deaf, and the National Training, Evaluation, and Certification Unit. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 1, effective J uly 15, 1998.
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