RSA 326-I:2 · Definitions

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