PURPOSE: This rule describes the basic components of the Missouri Interpreter Certification System, as well as the types and levels of certification issued by the Board for Certification of Interpreters.

1. (1) Any individual who practices interpreting in the state of Missouri as defined in 209.285 and 209.321, RSMo, must be certified in the Missouri Interpreters Certification System (MICS).
2. (2) The Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) authorizes 5 CSR 100-200

the Board for Certification of Interpreters (BCI) to purchase or develop materials to be used as the most appropriate testing materials for certifying interpreters in the state of Missouri.

1. (3) The MICS has two (2) basic components—a written test and a performance test. A person is required to obtain a passing score on the written test before being allowed to take the performance test.

   1. (A) The written test may cover, but is not limited to:

      1. 1. Knowledge of general interpreting

procedures and situations;

1. 2. Knowledge of issues and situations

facing interpreters;

1. 3. Knowledge of Ethical Rules of Con-

duct for interpreters; and

1. 4. Knowledge of issues pertaining to

deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

1. (B) The performance test may cover, but is not limited to:

   1. 1. Interpreting from spoken English to

American Sign Language;

1. 2. Interpreting from American Sign

Language to spoken English;

1. 3. Transliterating from spoken English

to an English-based sign system; and

1. 4. Transliterating from an English-based

sign system to spoken English.

1. (4) The performance evaluation is the measurement tool used to analyze the performance test and determine the applicant’s ability to facilitate communication between deaf or hard of hearing people and persons who are hearing by means of one (1) or more of the skills detailed in subsection (3)(B) above. The MICS performance evaluation standards shall be based upon the testing materials used.

2. (5) The types and levels of interpreter certification granted by the MICS are Novice, Apprentice, Intermediate, Advanced, Comprehensive, Restricted Certification in Education (K–6), Restricted Certification in Education (7–12), Restricted Certification in Education (General) and the Intern/Practicum Certification.

   1. (A) The Novice and Apprentice certifications are issued for terms of three (3) years.
   2. (B) The Intern/Practicum Certification is issued for a term specified pursuant to 5 CSR 100-200.085.
   3. (C) All other certifications are permanent.
3. (6) All MICS certifications are subject to renewal annually pursuant to 5 CSR 100- 200.125, provided that the holder commits no violation of any provision of the Revised Statutes of Missouri or the Missouri Code of SECONDARY EDUCATION

State Regulations pertaining to interpreter certification or licensure, with the following exceptions:

1. (A) The Intern/Practicum Certification;
2. (B) When the three (3)-year term of a Novice or Apprentice certification expires on or before the annual renewal date.

AUTHORITY: sections 209.292(1), (2) and (11), RSMo Supp. 2003 and 209.295(8) and 209.305, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed June 20, 1996, effective Jan. 30, 1997. Rescinded and readopted: Filed July 26, 2001, effective March 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Nov. 14, 2003, effective June 30, 2004. *Original authority: 209.292, RSMo 1994, amended 2002; 209.295, RSMo 1994; and 209.305, RSMo 1994.