KRS 309.300: Definitions for KRS 309.300 to 309.319.

As used in KRS 309.300 to 309.319, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means Kentucky Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

(2) "Committee" means Kentucky Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of

Hearing Policy Committee.

(3) "Consumer" means a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or who requires special

communication techniques in order to communicate.

(4) "Interpreter" means a person who engages in the practice of interpreting.

(5) "Interpreting" means the translatin g or transliterating of English concepts to any

necessary specialized vocabulary used by a consumer or the translating of a

consumer's specialized vocabulary to English concepts. Necessary specialized

vocabularies include, but are not limited to, American Sign Language, English -

based sign language, cued speech, and oral interpreting.

(6) "Nationally recognized certification" means certification granted by a national

organization that is based on a skills assessment of the applicant. These

organizations incl ude, but are not limited to, the Registry of Interpreters for the

Deaf, the National Association of the Deaf, and the National Training, Evaluation,

and Certification Unit.