§ 326-i-2

326-I:2 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. 'Board' means the board of licensure of interpreters for the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing. II. 'Deaf' person means a person whose primary communication is visual. III. 'Deafblind' person means a person who has a combination of hearing loss and vision loss. A person who uses a combination of visual and/or tactile communication. IV. 'Hard-of-hearing' person means a person who has a hearing loss, who may or may not primarily use visual communication, and who may or may not use assistive devices. V. 'Intermediary interpreting' means interpreting services rendered by a deaf person between another deaf or deafblind person and another licensed interpreter or between 2 or more deaf or deaf blind persons. VI. 'Interpreter' means a person who conveys meaning between people who use signed language and spoken language. VII. 'Interpreting' means the act of conveying meaning between people who use signed and/or spoken languages. VIII. 'Interpreting organization' means an organization whose function is to provide qualified interpreter services for a fee and who access interpreters licensed under this chapter. IX.

n languages. VIII. 'Interpreting organization' means an organization whose function is to provide qualified interpreter services for a fee and who access interpreters licensed under this chapter. IX. 'Oral deaf' person means a person whose primary communication is speech reading and spoken English. X. 'Qualified interpreter' means an interpreter meeting the requirements of this chapter. Source. 2001, 232:1, eff. July 1, 2001. 2021, 86:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.