Licensure (Yes/No)
Yes
Registration (Yes/No)
Yes
Regulation (Yes/No)
Yes
Categories
Education
Requirements
– Completed Application with Cover Page – Applications are valid for one (1) year from the day they are received at RIDOH. If you are not licensed within the year you must submit a new application.
– Check or money order (preferred), made payable (in U.S. funds only) to the RI General Treasurer in the amount of $25 and attached to the upper left-hand corner of the first top page of the application. The application fee is NONREFUNDABLE.
– Copy of driver’s license or state-issued ID
– Original BCI check from the RI Attorney General’s Office with stamp and seal; If positive BCI, a detailed explanation is required. Website: http://www.riag.ri.gov/BCI
– If you are applying by certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID); certification must be sent directly from the RID to the Board.
– If you are applying by state screening, evidence of successful completion of the RID generalist written exam is required OR evidence of completion of coursework in ASL, Deaf Culture, and the Code of Ethics.
– If you have ever been licensed in another state, license verification(s) must be sent directly from the state(s) in which you hold or have held a license. (Interstate Verification Form included in this application can be used for that purpose).
– If applying for expedited military status you must include one of the following: Leave Earning Statement (LES), Letter from Command, Copy of Orders or DD-214 showing honorable discharge.
Length
annual
Cost of License
Interpreter or Transliterator License: $25
For separate application fees: $50
Possible Penalties & Grievance Process
If a named licensee violated Code of Professional Conduct, they may be subjected to administrative hearing.
Board/Agency
Number of Board Members: 5
Term Limits: Three-year terms.
No more than two (2) consecutive terms.
The board shall consist of five (5) persons who shall be residents of the state of Rhode Island for at least two (2) years prior to their appointments:
• Three (3) nationally certified interpreters.
• Two (2) consumers of interpreting services.
All appointments made under this section shall be made by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall give consideration to recommendations made by the commission on the deaf and hard-of- hearing established pursuant to state regulations.