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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 360OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER BBOARD FOR EVALUATION OF INTERPRETERS
DIVISION 4BEI MEDICAL INTERPRETER CERTIFICATION
RULE §360.457Qualifications and Requirements for Medical Certificate

(a) An applicant for a medical certificate must:

  (1) provide proof of holding one of the following prerequisite certificates:

    (A) valid Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Level III, IV, V, Advanced, or Master certificate; or

    (B) valid Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC), Certificate of Interpretation (CI) and Certificate of Transliteration (CT); or

    (C) valid National Association of the Deaf-Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NAD-RID) National Interpreter Certification (NIC) Advanced, or National Interpreter Certification Master; and

  (2) meet the following qualifications and requirements:

    (A) satisfy qualifications set forth in §109.217 of this chapter (relating to Qualifications and Requirements for a BEI Certificate);

    (B) provide written proof to DARS DHHS that the applicant has completed DARS DHHS-approved courses of instruction in medical interpretation, with at least 80 credit hours;

    (C) submit the appropriate application;

    (D) pay any required fees; and

    (E) pass the Medical Performance Test.

(b) Medical certificate holders must satisfy the annual certificate renewal and five-year recertification requirements for both the prerequisite certificate and the medical certificate. For the medical certificate, 20 clock hours of the continuing education unit requirement for the five-year recertification requirement must be in medical interpretation knowledge and skills.


Source Note: The provisions of this §360.457 adopted to be effective April 6, 2016, 41 TexReg 2503; transferred effective March 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register February 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 946

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