735 KAR 2:010.

Definitions for 735 KAR Chapter 2.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 12.290, KRS

163.510(4)

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS

12.290, 163.510(4)

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND

CONFORMITY: KRS 163.510(4) requires the commission to oversee the provision of

interpreter services to the deaf and hard of hearing. This administrative

regulation establishes definitions necessary to implement the referral services

program.

 

      Section 1. (1)

"American Sign Language" (ASL) means a nonverbal language consisting

of the following elements:

      (a) Handshape;

      (b) Position;

      (c) Hand movement;

      (d) Orientation of the

hands; and

      (e) Facial expression.

      (2) "Assigned

interpreter" means the interpreter who commits to provide interpreting

services for a particular event.

      (3) "Assignment"

means an event interpreted for the enhancement of communication between a deaf

and hearing individual.

      (4) "Certified

interpreter or transliterator" means a sign language, oral, or cued speech

interpreter or transliterator who was awarded certification by demonstrating an

advanced level of expressive and receptive skills.

      (5) "Close visual

range interpreting" means an interpreting technique used with deaf people

with limited vision.

      (6) "Contracted

interpreter" means freelance interpreter.

      (7) "Code of ethics"

means principles of ethical behavior established by a national certifying

organization to guide an interpreter or transliterator in their dealings with a

hearing and deaf person.

      (8) "Cued speech"

means a method of communication for use with and by a deaf and hard of hearing

person, in which eight (8) configurations and four (4) positions of one (1)

(either) hand are used to supplement the visible manifestations of natural

speech.

      (9) "Deaf and hard of

hearing" means a person who is unable to hear and understand speech

clearly by ear, with or without a hearing aid. This term shall include a person

who:

      (a) Is deaf or hard of

hearing;

      (b) Is deaf-blind;

      (c) Is late deafened;

      (d) Is recently deafened;

      (e) Is oral deaf; or

      (f) Has a similar hearing

disorder.

      (10) "Deaf

interpreter" means a deaf or hard of hearing individual, who is able to

assist in providing an accurate interpretation between standard sign language

and variants of sign language (including home signs) by acting as an

intermediary between a deaf or hard of hearing person and an interpreter or

transliterator.

      (11) "Emergency"

means a situation of an urgent nature in which the consumer or client determine

that the delay of the event for more than twenty-four (24) hours is likely to

result in injury or loss.

      (12)

"Interpretation" means the process of transmitting spoken English

into American Sign Language or gestural communication (voice-to-sign); and the

process of transmitting American Sign Language or gestural communication into

spoken English (sign-to-voice).

      (13) "No show

assignment" means an assignment at which the deaf or hard of hearing

person or the state agency representative did not appear for the scheduled

event.

      (14) "Nontraditional

interpreting services" means the utilization of video-conferencing

technology to eliminate the necessity of the interpreter having to travel to

the site of the event.

      (15) "Oral

interpreting" means facilitating a mode of communication utilizing speech,

speech-reading and residual hearing as a primary means of communication and

using situational and culturally appropriate gestures, without the use of sign

language.

      (16) "Preferred mode

of communication" means the method of communication that the deaf or hard

of hearing individual is most expressive and comfortable in using.

      (17) "Referral

service" means a service that specializes in coordinating interpreting

services and acts as an intermediary between the interpreter and the direct

consumers of services.

      (18) "Replacement

interpreter" means an interpreter sent to replace the assigned interpreter

for a specific event if there is a:

      (a) Schedule conflict;

      (b) Illness; or

      (c) Unforeseen event that

prevents attendance of the assigned interpreter.

      (19) "Staff

interpreter" means an interpreter who works exclusively for and is

considered an employee of a particular agency or organization.

      (20) "Tactile

interpreting" means a communication technique used by and with deaf-blind

and deaf people with limited vision involving touch of the shape, movement and

location of signs.

      (21) "Team

interpreting" means the utilization of two (2) or more interpreters who:

      (a) Function as a team;

      (b) Rotate responsibilities

at prearranged intervals; and

      (c) Provide support and

feedback to each other.

      (22) "Transliteration"

means the process of transmitting:

      (a) Spoken English into one

(1) of the English-related or English oriented varieties of sign language

(voice-to-sign); and

      (b) One of the

English-related or English-oriented varieties of sign language into spoken

English (sign-to-voice).

      (23) "Traditional

interpreting services" means the interpreter appears at the event in

person and provides interpreting services on site. (25 Ky.R. 951; Am. 1357;

eff. 12-3-98.)