Licensure (Yes/No)
Yes
Registration (Yes/No)
Yes
Regulation (Yes/No)
Yes
Requirements
– Upon application to the Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed as an interpreter or transliterator if the applicant meets all of the following qualifications:
– Is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
– Is of good moral character as determined by the Board.
– Meets one of the following criteria:
– Holds a valid National Association of the Deaf (NAD ), level 4 or 5 certification.
– Is nationally certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc, (RID).
– Has a national certification recognized by the National Cued Speech Association (NCSA).
– Holds a quality assurance NOrth Carolina Interpreter Classification System (NCICS_ Level A or B classification in effect on January 1, 2000.
Length
Annual
Cost of License
Licensure fee: $225
Renewal fee: $125
Initial provisional license: $225
Renewal of provisional license: $125
Lost license: $10
Background check: $38 (Renewal fee waived if people are serving in the armed forces)
Possible Penalties & Grievance Process
N/A
Board/Agency
Number of Board Members: 9
Term Limits: Staggered.
The Board shall consist of nine (9) members who shall serve staggered terms:
• A member of the North Carolina Association of the Deaf (NCAD) who is deaf and familiar with the interpreting process.
• An interpreter who is a member of the North Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., (NCRID) with five (5) years’ experience in a community setting and who is licensed to practice as an interpreter or transliterator under this Chapter.
• An employee of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
• An interpreter or transliterator for deaf- blind individuals who are licensed to practice as an interpreter or transliterator under this Chapter or a deaf-blind individual who is a member of the North Carolina Deaf-Blind Association and who has knowledge of the interpreting process.
• A cued speech or oral transliterator licensed to practice as an interpreter or transliterator under this Chapter.
• A member of Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH) with knowledge of the interpreting process and deafness.
• An interpreter who is a member of the North Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., (NCRID) with five (5) years’ experience in an educational setting in grades K-12 and who is licensed to practice as an interpreter or transliterator under this Chapter.
• A faculty member of an Interpreter Training Program (ITP), an Interpreter Preparation Program (IPP), or a qualified or professional certified instructor of the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA).
• A public member. This member shall be appointed by the General Assembly, upon recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and serve a term of two (2) years. For purposes of this section, a public member shall not be licensed under this Chapter or have an immediate family member who is deaf or hard-of-hearing.