Section 9-2425 - Provisional License

(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall issue a provisional license to provide sign language interpretation services to an individual who has: (1) taken and passed a nationally or regionally recognized knowledge and ethics exam or other exam approved by the Board; and (2) satisfied other requirements established by the Board. (b) The Board may issue a provisional license to an individual who: (1) except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, otherwise qualifies for a license; (2) submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides; (3) does not provide sign language interpretation services in a setting set forth in subsection (c) of this section; and (4) pays to the Board the application fee set by the Board. (c) While a provisional license is in effect, the license holder may not provide sign language interpretation services in the following settings: (1) a legal setting; (2) except as a part of a formal mentorship, a medical setting, unless the individual is accompanied by a licensed sign language interpreter; or (3) except as a part of a formal mentorship, a behavioral health setting, unless the individual is accompanied by a

g, unless the individual is accompanied by a licensed sign language interpreter; or (3) except as a part of a formal mentorship, a behavioral health setting, unless the individual is accompanied by a licensed sign language interpreter. (d) A provisional license to provide sign language interpretation services expires on the third anniversary of its effective date. (e) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board may renew a provisional license for one additional 2–year term, if the license holder: (1) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board the individual’s continued efforts to achieve nationally or regionally recognized certification or to meet other qualifications established by the Board to qualify for a license under this part; (2) submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides; and (3) pays to the Board the renewal fee set by the Board. (f) An individual may not hold a provisional license for more than 5 years.