Title 54

NRS 656A.090 Regulations. The Division shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 2007, 162; A 2009, 2402) SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS

NRS 656A.100 Application; waiver of requirements; identification of professional classification requested; registration or provisional registration; limitation on duration of provisional registration. 1. A person who wishes to register or provisionally register to engage in the p…

NRS 656A.110 Regulations: Qualifications, scope of practice and ethical standards for interpreters; qualifications for professional mentors of interpreters; additional professional classifications of interpreters. 1. The Division shall, by regulation: (a) Prescribe for each profe…

NRS 656A.400 Application; registration. 1. A person who wishes to engage in the practice of realtime captioning in this State must submit to the Division: (a) Proof that the applicant is at least 18 years of age; (b) An application in the form prescribed by the Division; (c) Proo…

NRS 656A.410 Regulations: Qualifications to engage in realtime captioning; ethical standards. The Division shall, by regulation: 1. Prescribe the level of education and professional training, experience and credentialing required to engage in the practice of realtime captioning. …

NRS 656A.500 Acts constituting cause for disciplinary action. The following acts, among others, constitute cause for disciplinary action: 1. Engaging in behavior that is contrary to the ethical standards set forth in the regulations of the Division. 2. Violation by an interpreter…

NRS 656A.510 Authorized disciplinary action; regulations. 1. If an interpreter or realtime captioning provider has committed any act set forth in NRS 656A.500, the Division may: (a) Suspend or revoke the registration of the interpreter or realtime captioning provider; (b) Refuse …

NRS 656A.515 Filing of complaints; procedures for investigating and resolving complaints. 1. A person who is dissatisfied with the services provided by a person who engages in the practice of sign language interpreting or the practice of realtime captioning or becomes aware that …

NRS 656A.520 Investigation of complaint; action by Division. 1. When a complaint is filed with the Division, it must be considered by a person designated by the Division. If it appears to the person designated by the Division that further proceedings are warranted, the person sha…

NRS 656A.530 Limitations on time to file complaints. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a complaint must not be filed against an interpreter or realtime captioning provider if 2 years or more have elapsed since the occurrence of the act or omission alleged as the gr…

NRS 656A.800 Prohibited acts; penalties; action for enforcement; deposit of civil penalty; report of violation to district attorney or Attorney General. 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, it is unlawful for a person to: (a) Engage in the practice of sign languag…