Licensure (Yes/No)

No

Registration (Yes/No)

Yes

Regulation (Yes/No)

Yes

Categories

Education

Requirements

Requirements:

• Interpreter must hold a RID certification.

OR

• A KQAS Level 4 or 5 and maintain CEUs according to the KCDHH continuing education unit policy. All certified interpreters are expected to follow RID’s Code of Professional Conduct (CPC).

Length

Information not available

Cost of License

Application fee: $50
Initial and renewal fee for registration: $175
Returned check fee: $35
Late fee: $100
Replacement of registration: $25
Roster fee: $35

Possible Penalties & Grievance Process

Information not available

Board/Agency

Number of Commission Members: 17
Ex-Officio Members: 5

• Designee for the Director of Kansas Rehabilitation Services.
• Superintendent of the Kansas School for the Deaf.
• Kansas State Department of Education representative.
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment representative.
• Kansas Department for Children and Families representative.

Community Members: 5

• KCDHH Vice-Chairperson.
• Kansas Association of the Deaf representative.
• Five (5) more community members.

Professional Members: 5

• Representative who is a teacher, psychologist, nurse, rehabilitation counselor or social worker for the deaf or hard of hearing.
• Representative who is an otolaryngologist.
• Representative who is a speech language pathologist.
• Representative who is from the state registry of interpreters.
• Representative who is a clinical audiologist and 1 member is a parent of a D/HH child