SUBCHAPTER 17C – INTERPRETER SERVICES
SECTION .0100 – classification records
10A NCAC 17C .0101 MAINTENANCE OF CLASSIFICATION RECORDS
The Division shall maintain the records for all interpreters
who hold a quality assurance North Carolina Interpreter Classification System
level A or B classification in effect on January 1, 2000.
History Note: Authority G.S. 8B-1(3); 8B-6; 90D-7(a)(3)(d);143B-216.33;
Eff. May 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2007; November 1, 1993.
10A NCAC 17C .0102 RECIPROCITY
History Note: Authority G.S.8B-1(3); 8B-6; 90D;
143B-216.33;
Eff. May 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1993;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 17C .0103 APPLICABILITY
The rules in this Section describe the interpreter
classification system and the Division's responsibility to maintain records of
individuals holding classification to reflect the competency of individuals applying
to become licensed interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
History Note: Authority G.S.8B-1(3); 8B-6; 90D;
143B-216.33;
Eff. May 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 17C .0104 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of Rules .0101 through .0110 of this Section
the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Classifications" means one of the four
levels of skill based on the total score given by the evaluators on the
classification test.
(2) "Division" means the North Carolina
Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing.
(3) "Division Director" means the Director of
the North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing.
(4) "N.C.I.C.S." means the North Carolina
Interpreter Classification System.
(5) "N.R.I.D." means the National Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf.
(6) "Sign Language Interpreter" means a
person who performs services for the public in the capacity of an interpreter
or transliterator between one or more hearing persons and one or more deaf
persons using American Sign Language or manually coded English.
(7) "Transliterator" means a person who
performs services for the public in the capacity of a transliterator between
one or more hearing persons and one or more deaf persons using a form of
manually coded English.
History Note: Authority G.S. 8B-1(3); 8B-6; 90D;
143B-216.33;
Eff. May 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2007; November 1, 1993.
10A NCAC 17C .0105 ELIGIBILITY
10A NCAC 17C .0106 APPLICATION
10A NCAC 17C .0107 CLASSIFICATION TEAM AND EVALUATORS
History Note: Authority G.S. 8B-1(3); 8B-6; 90B;
143B-216.33;
Eff. May 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1993;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 17C .0108 CLASSIFICATION AND INTERPRETER DIRECTORY
(a) NCICS-C Classifications levels previously assigned
shall remain as follows:
(1) "Class C" – (Limited), Limited
performance competency level, scoring 71 – 80 percent of the total possible points.
Limited expressive and receptive skills with specific competency in some areas
of interpreting or transliterating.
(2) "Class B" – (Intermediate),
Intermediate performance competency level, scoring 81 – 90 percent of the total
possible points. Stronger expressive skills and receptive skills with
competency in most areas of interpreting or transliterating.
(3) "Class A" – (Advanced), Advanced
performance competency level, scoring 91 – 100 of the total possible points.
Fluent expressive and receptive skills with competency in all areas of
interpreting or transliterating.
(b) All candidates holding previous classification levels
from the N.C.I.C.S. shall have the option of having their contact information
printed in the North Carolina Interpreter Directory. This Directory shall
provide a reference for all consumers of interpreters. It shall also be a
reference for all agencies who must meet the requirements of hiring only
qualified interpreters as set forth in G.S. 90D.
History Note: Authority G.S. 8B-1(3); 8B-6; 90D-6;
143B-216.33;
Eff. May 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1993;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 17C .0109 REVIEW AND APPEAL OF CLASSIFICATION
DECISIONS
10A NCAC 17C .0110 CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS OF
CLASSIFICATION HOLDERS
History Note: Authority G.S. 8B-1(3); 8B-6; 90D;
143B-216.33; 150B, Article 3;
Eff. May 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1993;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 2007.
SECTION .0200 – INTERPRETER SERVICES
10A NCAC 17C .0201 ELIGIBILITY
(a) Persons having a communicative disability resulting
from a hearing impairment, including persons having additional handicapping
conditions, are eligible for interpreter-related services.
(b) Community agencies and organizations, employers of
deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind persons, and family members of deaf, hard
of hearing, and deaf-blind persons are eligible for interpreter-related
services of the regional centers. Such services may include but are not
limited to information, consultation, and sign language instruction.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-216.33;
Eff. May 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 17C .0202 CONTRACTED INTERPRETER SERVICES
Interpreter services may be contracted by the Division of
Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing in order to facilitate the
delivery of human services to deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind persons.
Provision of interpreter services on a contractual basis does not supplant
other resources available within the community for which the individual is
entitled or may be eligible insofar as such benefits are adequate.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-216.33(a)(3);
Eff. May 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 17C .0203 LICENSURE OF INTERPRETERS
Persons providing interpreter services through the Division
of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing must hold a current license
from the North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90D-4(a);
143B-216.33(a)(8);
Eff. May 1, 2007.