NRS 656A.080 – Registry of persons registered or provisionally registered to engage in practice of sign language interpreting or practice of realtime captioning.
The Division shall: 1. Establish a registry of persons who are registered or provisionally registered with the Division to engage in the practice of sign language interpreting or the practice of realtime captioning. The registry must include, without limitation: (a) The name of the person and any other information prescribed by the Division; and (b) […]
NRS 656A.028 – “Division” defined.
“Division” means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2009, 2401)
NRS 656A.029 – “Educational setting” defined.
[Replaced in revision by NRS 656A.0625.]
NRS 656A.030 – “Interpreter” defined.
“Interpreter” means a person who is registered or provisionally registered with the Division to engage in the practice of sign language interpreting in this State pursuant to NRS 656A.100. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1771; A 2007, 163; 2009, 2401; 2021, 1534)
NRS 656A.033 – Legal setting” defined.
“Legal setting” means: 1. A communication with a law enforcement officer, as defined in NRS 179B.070, that relates to a criminal investigation; 2. A communication with an attorney who is acting in his or her professional capacity; 3. A negotiation for a contract for which the estimated amount required to perform the contract is $1,000 […]
NRS 656A.035 – Medical setting” defined.
“Medical setting” means any communication between a provider of health care, as defined in NRS 629.031, and a patient or a person acting on behalf of the patient concerning the provision of health care to the patient. (Added to NRS by 2007, 160)
NRS 656A.040 – “Person who is deaf” defined.
“Person who is deaf” means a person who is not able to process information aurally and whose primary means of communication is visual. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1771)
NRS 656A.050 – “Person whose hearing is impaired” defined.
“Person whose hearing is impaired” means a person: 1. Who has a hearing deficit; 2. Who is able to process information aurally with or without the use of a hearing aid or any other device that enhances the ability of a person to hear; and 3. Whose primary means of communication may be visual. (Added […]
NRS 656A.023 – “Charter school” defined.
Repealed. (See chapter 285, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1544.)
NRS 656A.025 – “Communication Access Realtime Translation” and “realtime captioning” defined.
“Communication Access Realtime Translation” and “realtime captioning” mean the immediate, verbatim translation of the spoken word into English text using a stenographic machine or voice recognition software, and a computer and realtime captioning software. (Added to NRS by 2005, 964)