(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.
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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 |