Committee of Jurisdiction: | Health and Human Services |
Occupation Regulated: | American Sign Language Interpreters/Video Remote Interpreters |
Occupational Board: | Interpreter Review Board/Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Full Board |
Contact: | Executive Director, John Wyvill john.wyvill@nebraska.gov 402-471-3593 |
Purpose: | To protect and secure the rights of deaf and hard of hearing persons who cannot readily understand or communicate in spoken language and who consequently cannot equally participate in or benefit from proceedings, programs unless licensed interpreters are available to assist them. A licensed interpreter means a person who demonstrates proficiencies in interpretation or transliteration as required by the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hea |
Regulated Professionals: | 121 Interpreters; 12 VRI Businesses |
Year Created: | 2007 |
Year Active: | since 2007 |
Sunset Date: | n/a |
Government Certificates Issued: | 320 |
Issued Certificate Descriptions: | 320 Licenses issued including renewals
225 QAST certifications issued including renewals
Revoked (suspended) licenses in past 5 years: 1
Levied Penalties in past 5 years: 2
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Government Certificates Revoked: | 1 |
Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | Revoked: 2019 - Licensee signed a Consent to Discipline document and voluntarily suspended (surrendered) their license from 1-24-19 to 6-6-19 with stipulation to complete 6 hours of Commission approved ethics training covering applicable Code of Professio |
Government Certificates Denied: | 0 |
Denied Certificate Descriptions: | 320 Licenses issued including renewals
225 QAST certifications issued including renewals
Revoked (suspended) licenses in past 5 years: 1
Levied Penalties in past 5 years: 2
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Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 2 |
Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | Levied Penalties: 2016 - Limit interpreters license for 1 year to exclude ability to interpret in medical and mental health settings and take 1.0 CEUs in specific tenets and provide plan to NCDHH for approval prior to training.
Levied Penalties: 2019 – |
Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1594130623.pdf |
Potential Harm | Licensure makes it possible for states to establish minimum qualifications for interpreters to work in all kinds of settings that impact the daily lives of deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind people. Without licensure, interpreters could go into various |
Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1594130623.pdf |
Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | No |