1. (a) Required qualifications. An applicant applying for reciprocal licensure shall meet the following requirements:

   1. (1) The applicant shall hold a substantially similar license in another United States jurisdiction.

      1. (A) A license from another state is substantially similar to an Arkansas Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf Interpreters license if the other state’s licensure qualifications require credentials recognized by the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf.
      2. (B) The applicant shall hold his or her occupational licensure in good standing.
      3. (C) The applicant shall not have had a license revoked for:

2. (i) An act of bad faith; or

   1. (ii) A violation of law, rule, or ethics;
   2. (2) The applicant shall not hold a suspended or probationary license in a United States jurisdiction;
   3. (3) The applicant shall be sufficiently competent in deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf interpretation; and
   4. (4) The applicant shall hold a credential or credentials, sustained by CEUs, that are recognized by the advisory board.

3. (b) Required documentation.

   1. (1) An applicant shall submit:

      1. (A) A fully executed application;
      2. (B) The required fee; and
      3. (C) The documentation described below.

   2. (2) As evidence that the applicant’s license from another jurisdiction is substantially similar to Arkansas’s, the applicant shall submit the following information:

      1. (A)

         1. (i) Evidence of current and active licensure in that state.
         2. (ii) The advisory board may verify this information:
4. (a) (a) Online if the jurisdiction at issue provides primary source verification on its website; or

5. (b) (b) By telephone to the other state’s licensing board; and

   1. (B)

      1. (i) Evidence that the other state’s licensure requirements match those listed in subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

         1. (ii) The advisory board may verify this information online or by telephone to the other state’s licensing board.

   2. (3) To demonstrate that the applicant meets the requirement in subdivision (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section, the applicant shall provide the advisory board with:

      1. (A) The names of all states in which the applicant:

         1. (i) Is currently licensed; or
         2. (ii) Has been previously licensed; and

      2. (B)

         1. (i) Letters of good standing or other information from each state in which the applicant is currently or has ever been licensed showing that the applicant:
6. (a) (a) Has not had his or her license revoked for the reasons listed in subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section; and

7. (b) (b) Does not hold a license on suspended or probationary status as described in subdivision (a)(2) of this section.

   1. (ii) The advisory board may verify this information:
8. (a) (a) Online if the jurisdiction at issue provides primary source verification on its website; or

9. (b) (b) By telephone to the other state’s licensing board.

   1. (4) As evidence that the applicant is sufficiently competent in the field of deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf interpretation, an applicant shall submit:

      1. (A) Three (3) letters of recommendation from interpreter agencies or colleagues in interpretation; and
      2. (B) Documentation of a credential or credentials held and sustained by CEUs and acknowledgement of adherence to the professional ethical practices set forth in this part.

Codification Notes: "CEU" means continuing education unit.