Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 656.290 Knowledge of firm of violation by designated representative; penalties. (NRS 656.130, 656.240, 656.250, 656.253, 656.257, 656.360) 1. Any unlawful act or violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 656 of NRS by a designated representative of a court…

NAC 656.300 Scope; violation of provisions. (NRS 656.130, 656.250) 1. The provisions of NAC 656.300 to 656.390, inclusive, constitute the standards of conduct that: (a) A court reporter must follow while the court reporter is engaged in the practice of court reporting; and (b) A …

NAC 656.310 Conflicts of interest; limitations on gifts. (NRS 656.130, 656.250) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a court reporter shall not provide services as a court reporter in a proceeding if the court reporter: (a) Is an employee or independent contractor of …

NAC 656.320 Requirements for engaging in practice of court reporting on behalf of firm not licensed by Board. (NRS 656.130, 656.250, 656.300) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a court reporter or court reporting firm shall not engage in the practice of court report…

NAC 656.330 Prohibited acts. (NRS 656.130, 656.250) 1. A court reporter or firm shall not: (a) Provide or arrange for the provision of services if the court reporter or firm is financially interested in the litigation; (b) Enter into or arrange a financial relationship that: (1) …

NAC 656.340 Fairness and impartiality; avoidance of impropriety; impairment of performance. (NRS 656.130, 656.250) 1. A court reporter shall: (a) Perform the practice of court reporting in a fair and impartial manner. (b) Take steps to avoid the appearance of impropriety in a pro…

NAC 656.350 Accuracy of reporting; alteration of record of proceeding; nonsubstantive alterations of transcript. (NRS 656.130, 656.250) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a court reporter who provides services as a court reporter shall treat all words spoken duri…

NAC 656.360 Preparation of transcripts. (NRS 656.130, 656.250) Except as otherwise provided by statute, an order of a court or a rule of a court, each court reporter or firm shall prepare each transcript of a proceeding in accordance with the following guidelines: 1. The transcri…

NAC 656.370 Provision of transcripts to parties. (NRS 656.130, 656.250) 1. Each court reporter and firm shall, in accordance with any applicable statute, rule or order: (a) Deliver the original transcript of a deposition to the party who orders the original; and (b) Deliver a cop…

NAC 656.375 Conditions under which provision of transcript is required. (NRS 656.130) Unless otherwise instructed by the Board, a court reporter shall provide a transcript of a proceeding if: 1. The court reporter’s certificate is suspended or revoked; 2. The court reporter has n…

NAC 656.380 Confidentiality. (NRS 656.130, 656.250) Each court reporter and firm shall preserve the confidentiality and ensure the security of all written and oral information that is entrusted to the court reporter or firm by the parties to a proceeding pursuant to a stipulation…

NAC 656.390 Establishment of fees for services; uniformity of fees and services; provision of itemized statements. (NRS 656.130, 656.250) 1. For all litigation and any proceeding conducted during that litigation in which a court reporter provides service as a court reporter, the …

NAC 656.400 Cooperation with and donation of services to organizations that provide legal services to indigents encouraged. (NRS 656.130) The Board encourages each court reporter to cooperate with and donate services to organizations that provide legal services to indigent person…

NAC 656.405 Committees: Members selected by Board; qualifications. (NRS 656.110, 656.130) 1. The Board will select persons to serve on any committee appointed pursuant to NRS 656.110. 2. To qualify for selection, the person must: (a) Be a resident of Nevada; (b) Not be the subjec…

NAC 656.410 Retention of electronically stored data in lieu of paper notes. (NRS 656.130, 656.335) 1. The Board will interpret the requirement contained in NRS 656.335 as authorizing a court reporter to retain computer discs, cartridges and other electronic means of storing data …

NAC 656.415 Request for advisory opinion; issuance. (NRS 656.130) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person may request that the Board issue an advisory opinion concerning the applicability of a statute, regulation or decision of the Board. 2. A request for an adv…

NAC 656.420 Informal complaint: Filing; action by Board and its staff; response; failure of respondent to cooperate or respond. (NRS 656.130) 1. A person may file an informal complaint with the Board or the Board may, on its own initiative, cause an informal complaint to be filed…

NAC 656.430 Informal complaint: Review and investigation; production and copying of records and other evidence; referral to Attorney General. (NRS 656.130) 1. After reviewing the informal complaint and the responses filed pursuant to NAC 656.420, the staff of the Board may: (a) I…

NAC 656.440 Action following investigation of informal complaint; notice of hearing and complaint; answer by respondent; consideration of complaints. (NRS 656.130) 1. When an investigation of an informal complaint is complete, the staff of the Board or any investigator employed b…

NAC 656.460 Hearings: Presentation of evidence; participation by interested members of Board. (NRS 656.130, 656.280) 1. Upon the request of the Board, the member of the Board who presides at the hearing or the Attorney General who represents the Board shall present the evidence a…

NAC 656.470 Chair authorized to rule on certain posthearing motions; oral argument not permitted. (NRS 622A.390, 656.130) 1. If, after the close of a hearing, a party files a motion pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 622A.390, the Chair of the Board is authorized to rule on the moti…

NAC 656A.010 Definitions. (NRS 656A.090, 656A.110, 656A.410) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 656A.030 to 656A.161, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Office of Disabi…

NAC 656A.020 “American Sign Language” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “American Sign Language” means the complete, complex language that employs signs made with the hands and other movements, including, without limitation, facial expressions and postures of the body. …

NAC 656A.025 “Associate Continuing Education Tracking program” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Associate Continuing Education Tracking program” means the program administered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf to document the skills development of its assoc…

NAC 656A.030 “Broadcast captioner” defined. (NRS 656A.090, 656A.410) “Broadcast captioner” means a Communication Access Realtime Translation provider who transmits realtime captions through a telephone line to line 21 of a caption encoder that is housed at a television broadcast …

NAC 656A.035 “Certification Maintenance Program” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Certification Maintenance Program” means the program administered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf to monitor the skills development of its certified members. (Added to NAC b…

NAC 656A.040 “Certified Communication Access Realtime Translation Provider” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Certified Communication Access Realtime Translation Provider” means a person who achieved a minimum standard on a national certification evaluation that addres…

NAC 656A.045 “Certified deaf interpreter” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Certified deaf interpreter” means an interpreter who is deaf or hard of hearing and who has completed a program of language proficiency, including a written and performance test, and has receiv…

NAC 656A.050 “Certified interpreter” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Certified interpreter” means a person who has achieved a minimum standard on a national certification evaluation that addresses the knowledge and skills required to engage in the practice of interpr…

NAC 656A.055 “Certifying body” defined. (NRS 656A.090, 656A.110, 656A.410) “Certifying body” means an organization that certifies sign language interpreters, transliterators or Communication Access Realtime Translation providers. (Added to NAC by Office of Disability Services by …

NAC 656A.060 “Communication Access Realtime Translation” and “realtime captioning” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Communication Access Realtime Translation” or “realtime captioning” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 656A.025. (Added to NAC by Office of Disabilit…

NAC 656A.065 “Community setting” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Community setting” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 656A.027. (Added to NAC by Office of Disability Services by R210-08, eff. 10-1-2008)

NAC 656A.070 “Computerized note-taking system” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Computerized note-taking system” means a system which utilizes programs and equipment for the purpose of taking notes in a setting other than a legal setting. (Added to NAC by Office of Di…

NAC 656A.075 “Contact hour” defined. (NRS 656A.090, 656A.110) “Contact hour” means not less than 50 minutes and not more than 60 minutes of participation in professional development. (Added to NAC by Office of Disability Services by R210-08, eff. 10-1-2008; A by Aging & Disabilit…

NAC 656A.080 “Continuing education unit” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Continuing education unit” means a unit of measurement for educational activities that meet established criteria for increasing knowledge and competency. One continuing education unit is equal t…

NAC 656A.085 “Cued speech transliterator” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Cued speech transliterator” means a person who uses a system of handshapes and placements which, when combined with information from a person’s mouth and face, render the English language as a …

NAC 656A.090 “Division” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Division” means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services. (Added to NAC by Aging & Disability Services Div. by R151-09, eff. 8-13-2010)

NAC 656A.095 “Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment” defined. (NRS 656A.090, 656A.110) “Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment” means the assessment administered by the Boys Town National Research Hospital which specifically addresses the knowledge and skills of …

NAC 656A.100 “Educational Interpreters Knowledge Assessment” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Educational Interpreters Knowledge Assessment” means the written portion of the assessment administered by the Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. (Added…

NAC 656A.105 “Educational setting” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Educational setting” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 656A.029. The term does not include a college or university. The term also includes a prekindergarten program in a public school. (Added to N…

NAC 656A.110 “Educational Sign Skills Evaluation” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Educational Sign Skills Evaluation” means the assessment administered by the Signing Exact English (S.E.E.) Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children located in Los Alamitos, Californ…

NAC 656A.115 “Good standing” defined. (NRS 656A.090, 656A.110, 656A.410) “Good standing” means being in compliance with the requirements to maintain the certification of a certifying body. (Added to NAC by Office of Disability Services by R210-08, eff. 10-1-2008; A by Aging & Dis…

NAC 656A.120 “Interpreter referral agency” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Interpreter referral agency” means any contractual agency which refers interpreters for a fee. (Added to NAC by Office of Disability Services by R210-08, eff. 10-1-2008)

NAC 656A.125 “Legal setting” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Legal setting” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 656A.033. (Added to NAC by Office of Disability Services by R210-08, eff. 10-1-2008)

NAC 656A.130 “Manually Coded English” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Manually Coded English” means a signed message that employs the syntax and grammar of the English language and is dependent upon a language lexicon borrowed from American Sign Language. (Added to N…

NAC 656A.135 “Medical setting” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Medical setting” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 656A.035. (Added to NAC by Office of Disability Services by R210-08, eff. 10-1-2008)

NAC 656A.140 “Mentor” defined. (NRS 656A.082, 656A.084, 656A.090) “Mentor” means a person approved by the Division who guides an interpreter with less experience in gaining the skills, techniques and knowledge required to engage in the practice of interpreting. A mentor shall mee…