30A.405 Qualifications of interpreter -- Standards.

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(1)Any person appointed as interpreter pursuant to this chapter shall be qualified by

training or experience to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both

receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary.

(2)The Supreme Court shall prescribe standards, such as national certification, for

appointment, qualifications, duties, and other matters relating to interpreters. In the

area of providing interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing as

described under KRS 30A.410(1)(a), the standards shall be established after

consultation with the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the

Kentucky Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, and the Kentucky Association of the

Deaf.

(3)These rules and standards shall be administered by the Administrative Office of the

Courts.