RSA 326-I:2: Definitions.

In this chapter:

I. "Board" means the board of licensure of interpreters for the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing.

II. "Deaf" person means a person whose primary communication is visual.

III. "Deafblind" person means a person who has a combination of hearing loss and vision loss. A person who uses a combination of visual and/or tactile communication.

IV. "Hard-of-hearing" person means a person who has a hearing loss, who may or may not primarily use visual communication, and who may or may not use assistive devices.

V. "Intermediary interpreting" means interpreting services rendered by a deaf person between another deaf or deafblind person and another licensed interpreter or between 2 or more deaf or deaf blind persons.

VI. "Interpreter" means a person who conveys meaning between people who use signed language and spoken language.

VII. "Interpreting" means the act of conveying meaning between people who use signed and/or spoken languages.

VIII. "Interpreting organization" means an organization whose function is to provide qualified interpreter services for a fee and who access interpreters licensed under this chapter.

IX. "Oral deaf" person means a person whose primary communication is speech reading and spoken English.

X. "Qualified interpreter" means an interpreter meeting the requirements of this chapter.