PURPOSE: The following schedule outlines the fees required for various processes and services in the Missouri Interpreters Certification System.

1. (1) The following fees are established by the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for various processes and services in the Missouri Interpreters Certification System (MICS):

   1. (A) Application Fee $ 10
   2. (B) Written Test Fee $ 40
   3. (C) Basic Performance Test Fee $275
   4. (D) Advanced and Master Performance Test Fee $300
   5. (E) Conversion Fee $ 50
   6. (F) Reinstatement Fee $ 50
   7. (G) EIPA Proctor Fee $ 70
   8. (H) CEU Processing Fee $ 10
   9. (I) Duplicate Certificate Fee $ 5
   10. (J) Renewal Fee $ 5
   11. (K) Intern/Practicum Certification Fee $ 10
   12. (L) Provisional Certificate in Education Fee $ 50
   13. (M) Photocopies/Printouts Fee (per page) $ 0.10
   14. (N) RID Workshop CEU Processing Fee $ 10
   15. (O) Late Fee $ 20
   16. (P) Out-of-State Processing Fee $ 35
2. (2) All fees for MICS certification processes and services are nonrefundable.
3. (3) Payment of all fees must be made in the form of either a cashier’s check or money order made payable to “MCDHH/BCI Fund” or through a state-approved online payment method as indicated on the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) website www.mcdhh.mo.gov. No personal checks or cash will be accepted.
4. (4) An out-of-state tester who signs up for both the Test of English Proficiency (TEP) and Performance test to be taken on the same day will incur only one (1) out-of-state processing fee.
5. (5) The provisions of this rule are declared severable. If any fee fixed by this rule is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the Administrative Hearing Commission, the other fees provided for in this rule shall remain in full force and effect, unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the Administrative Hearing Commission.

AUTHORITY: sections 209.292(7), 209.295(2), and 209.311, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed 5 CSR 100-200 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 Rescinded and readopted: Filed July 26, 2001, effective March 30, 2002.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. Amended: Filed Feb. 7, 2005, effective Aug. 30, 2005. Amended: Filed Jan. 28, 2014, effective Sept. 30, 2014. Amended: Filed June 26, 2019, effective Dec. 30, 2019. Amended: Filed Jan. 30, 2020, effective July 30, 2020. Amended: Filed Feb. 1, 2021, effective July 30, 2021. *Original authority: 209.292, RSMo 1994, amended 2002; 209.295, RSMo 1994; and 209.311, RSMo 1994.