Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

(a) This chapter does not limit or qualify the rights of employees with disabilities nor consumers, including, but not limited to, interpreter services, or the duties of providers to provide accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12201 et seq., 29 U.…

If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation, and the application o…

In the trial of every cause, both civil and criminal, no licensed interpreter shall be competent to testify concerning any statement made to him or her in connection with the interpreter’s interpretation or transliteration without the consent of the person making the statement. N…

(a) It is declared the policy of the state that the practice of interpreting and the practice of transliterating affects, including, but not limited to, the public health, safety, welfare, civic, economic, social, academic, and recreational aspects of life, and shall be subject t…

(1) “Board” means the state board of examiners for interpreters for the deaf. (2) “Certified” means any individual who is a certified member of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID), its successor agency, or other agencies as approved by the department in consulta…

(a) There shall exist within the state department of health a board of examiners of interpreters for the deaf. 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) nationa…

(a) The department, with the assistance of the board, shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter; evaluate the qualifications of applicants; and may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, administer oaths, and investigate persons engaging in practices t…

The board shall adopt the state seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records, and acts of the board, and certificates purporting to relate the facts concerning those proceedings, records, and acts, signed by the secretary and authenticat…

All moneys received by the board shall be deposited in the treasury of the state.

(a) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an interpreter for the deaf or transliterator, the applicant must submit written evidence on forms furnished by the department that the applicant meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is of good moral character; (2) Meets th…

(a) Licensure shall be granted when a person meets the certification requirements as defined in regulations promulgated by the department. A person only needs one license under “certified” or “screened” if he or she is qualified as defined in § 5-71-8(a) and recognized by the RID…