Indiana.

Indiana Agency: Division of Disability, Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
Board: Board of Interpreter Standards

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Licenses for the following:

• ASL.
• Manually Coded English.
• Oral Transliteration.
• Cued Speech.
• Signing Exact English.

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The five (5) types of certificates and corresponding requirements:

• American Sign Language: Hold the RID Certificate of Interpretation (CI) or the NAD Level IV or V for educational situations requiring an ASL/English interpreter.
• Manually Coded English (MCE): Hold the RID Certificate of Transliteration (CT) for (unspecified MCE) educational situations requiring transliteration.
• Oral Transliteration: Hold the RID Oral Transliteration Certificate (OTC) for educational situations requiring an oral transliterator. This certificate requires a special written and performance exam.

Cued Speech:

Hold certification from TEC Unit and pass the RID written generalist test for educational situations requiring a cued speech transliterator.

• Signing Exact English (SEE-II): Pass the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) instrument specific to SEE-II at level 3.5 and pass the RID written generalist test. These are the requirements for educational situations needing a SEE-II transliterator.

Renewal every two (2) years.

DHHS shall create a grievance committee, of which the DHHS deputy director shall be the chair, consisting of a minimum of five (5) other members, which must consist of at least the following:

• At least two (2) members who are deaf or hard of hearing and have experience using interpreters.
• Two (2) members must hold either NAD or RID certification.
• One (1) member may be a professional other than an interpreter but must be knowledgeable of the interpreter standards set forth in this rule. The term of grievance committee members shall be three (3) years.
However, the initial committee will have three (3) members to be determined by the committee who shall serve two (2) years and the remaining members shall serve three (3) years. After the initial term of each appointment, all members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years and may be appointed for one (1) additional term.

If a member of the committee resigns, dies, or is removed, the new appointee shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
Committee members shall not be eligible for reappointment for at least one (1) year after serving two (2) consecutive terms.
DHHS shall seek training in negotiation and mediation for the committee members.

Board of Interpreter Standards: http://www.icrid.org/PDF%20Documents/460_Adm_Code_IIC.pdf
Interpreter Standards: http://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/3592.htm
Interpreter Permit for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Educational Settings: http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/licensing/eirulefromiac.pdf
Law: http://www.icrid.org/PDF%20Documents/460_Adm_Code_IIC.pdf