Section 34-16-15 – Notification of Conviction or Pending Civil Action; Breach of Professional Ethics, Etc.
Section 34-16-15 Notification of conviction or pending civil action; breach of professional ethics, etc. (a) A licensee or permit holder shall notify the board within 10 days of any felony conviction, and within 10 days of a civil action being brought against the licensee or permit holder, if the civil action arose from an interpreting […]
Section 34-16-16 – Sunset Provision.
Section 34-16-16 Sunset provision. The board shall be an enumerated board pursuant to Sections 41-20-1 to 41-20-16, inclusive, and shall be reviewed at the same time as the State Board of Medical Examiners. (Act 98-675, p. 1480, §16.)
Section 34-16-1 – Short Title; Construction.
Section 34-16-1 Short title; construction. (a) This chapter shall be known as the “Alabama Licensure for Interpreters and Transliterators Act.” (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed and implemented to promote the purposes and policies set forth herein. (Act 98-675, p. 1480, §1.)
Section 34-16-2 – Legislative Intent.
Section 34-16-2 Legislative intent. The Legislature declares that it is in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the practice of interpreting and transliterating on behalf of consumers who are hard of hearing, deaf, or speech disabled by licensing and permitting the providers of interpreting and transliterating services, and establishing […]
Section 34-16-3 – Definitions.
Section 34-16-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators, created pursuant to Section 34-16-4. (2) CODE OF ETHICS. The tenets established by the Registry of the Interpreters for the Deaf which set guidelines governing professional conduct for interpreters […]
Section 34-16-4 – Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators – Created; Members; Terms; Officers; Meetings; Duties; Expenses.
Section 34-16-4 Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators – Creation; composition; meetings; duties; compensation. (a) There is created the Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators. (b) The board shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor as follows: (1) Four members certified as interpreters or transliterators at a professional level by a nationally […]
Section 34-16-5 – License Required; Application; Issuance; Renewal.
Section 34-16-5 License required; application; issuance; renewal. (a) After March 15, 1998, any person who provides interpreting or transliterating services for remuneration shall be required annually to be licensed or permitted by the board unless that person is exempt from licensure or permitting pursuant to Section 34-16-7. (b) The initial license shall be issued upon […]
Section 34-16-6 – Permit to Practice; Renewal; Ethics Examination; Lapse of Permit.
Section 34-16-6 Permit to practice; renewal; ethics examination; lapse of permit. (a) Any person who practices as an interpreter or transliterator for remuneration on August 1, 1998, but who does not otherwise meet the requirements for licensure, may obtain a renewable permit to practice interpretation or transliteration. An initial permit shall be issued upon submission […]
Section 34-16-7 – Exemptions.
Section 34-16-7 Exemptions. The following persons shall be exempt from licensure or permitting pursuant to this chapter: (1) Any student who is enrolled in a formal American sign language program, a formal interpreter training program, or a formal interpreter or transliterator internship program. The student shall be allowed to interpret or transliterate as part of […]
Section 34-16-8 – Reciprocity Agreements Authorized.
Section 34-16-8 Reciprocity agreements authorized. (a) The board may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any state, agency, or other organization that licenses, certifies, or registers professional interpreters or transliterators, or both, if the board finds that the state, agency, or organization has substantially the same requirements or more stringent requirements. (b) The reciprocity agreement […]