| (a) Applicable Codes of Conduct and Ethics.
(1) The Code of Professional Conduct of the National
Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Registry of Interpreters for
the Deaf, Inc. (RID) shall govern the professional conduct of interpreters/transliterators
certified by the Office.
(2) The Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
of Certified Court Interpreters of the Office shall govern the professional
conduct of court interpreters certified under Texas Government Code,
Chapter 57.
(A) The Code of Professional Conduct of the National
Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Registry of Interpreters for
the Deaf, Inc., (RID) govern the professional conduct of interpreters
and transliterators certified by DHHS.
(B) The Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
of Certified Court Interpreters of DHHS governs the professional conduct
of court interpreters certified under Texas Government Code, Chapter
57.
(b) Willful violation of either the NAD-RID Code of
Professional Conduct or the Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
of Certified Court Interpreters is grounds for suspension or revocation
of certification under §101.1211 of this subchapter (relating
to Grounds for Denying, Revoking, or Suspending an Interpreter's Certificate).
(c) Copies of the Codes.
(1) Copies of the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct
may be obtained from the National Association of the Deaf, from the
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or from DHHS.
(2) Copies of the Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
of Certified Court Interpreters may be obtained from DHHS.
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