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
   2. (B) Written Test Fee
   3. (C) Performance Test Fee
   4. (D) Reevaluation Fee
   5. (E) Conversion Fee
   6. (F) Reinstatement Fee
   7. (G) Late Fee
   8. (H) CEU Processing Fee
   9. (I) Duplicate Certificate Fee
   10. (J) Renewal Fee
   11. (K) Wall Certificate Fee
   12. (L) Intern/Practicum Certification Fee
   13. (M) Photocopies/Printouts Fee (per page)
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.” No personal checks or cash will be accepted.

4. (4) 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), RSMo Supp. 2003 and 209.295(2) and 209.311, 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 Rescinded and readopted: Filed July 26, 2001, effective March 30, 2002.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 209.311, RSMo 1994.