Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-2415 - Criteria for development of portfolos; regulations(a) The Board may establish criteria for the development of portfolios and separate requirements in the following specialist areas:(3) behavioral health settings;(4) language pairs other than American Sign Language and spoken English;(5) conference interpreting;(6) tactile and low-vision sign language interpretation services;(7) intralinguistic translations and sign language interpretation; and(8) any other specialist areas determined to be necessary by the Board.(b) The Board shall adopt regulations to: (1) govern sign language interpretation services provided in a video remote interpreting setting;(2) establish licensing and certification standards of interpreting agencies that do business in the State;(3) allow deaf and hard of hearing individuals to determine whether they prefer sign language interpretation services being provided in a video remote interpreting setting or through in-person interpreting; and(4) provide sign language interpretation services in a video remote interpreting setting.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 270, Sec. 3, eff. 10/1/2023.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 269, Sec. 3, eff. 10/1/2023.