In this chapter:

1. I. "Board" means the board of licensure of interpreters for the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing.
2. II. "Deaf" person means a person whose primary communication is visual.
3. III. "Deafblind" person means a person who has a combination of hearing loss and vision loss. A person who uses a combination of visual and/or tactile communication.
4. IV. "Hard-of-hearing" person means a person who has a hearing loss, who may or may not primarily use visual communication, and who may or may not use assistive devices.
5. V. "Intermediary interpreting" means interpreting services rendered by a deaf person between another deaf or deafblind person and another licensed interpreter or between 2 or more deaf or deaf blind persons.
6. VI. "Interpreter" means a person who conveys meaning between people who use signed language and spoken language.
7. VII. "Interpreting" means the act of conveying meaning between people who use signed and/or spoken languages.
8. VIII. "Interpreting organization" means an organization whose function is to provide qualified interpreter services for a fee and who access interpreters licensed under this chapter.
9. IX. "Oral deaf" person means a person whose primary communication is speech reading and spoken English.
10. X. "Qualified interpreter" means an interpreter meeting the requirements of this chapter.

Source. 2001, 232:1, eff. July 1, 2001. 2021, 86:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.