326-I:2 Definitions.

In this chapter: I. "Board" means the board of licensure of interpreters for the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing. II. "Deaf" person means a person whose primary communication is visual. 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. 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. 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. VI. "Interpreter" means a person who conveys meaning between people who use signed language and spoken language. VII. "Interpreting" means the act of conveying meaning between people who use signed and/or spoken languages. 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. IX. "Oral deaf" person means a person whose primary communication is speech reading and spoken English. X. "Qualified interpreter" means an interpreter meeting the requirements of this chapter.