Interpreter for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Interpreters for the deaf and hearing impaired, and providers of real-time captioning must be registered to practice in Nevada. Applicants must: 1) Be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or G.E.D. 2) Meet the education, training, experience and certification requirements established by the Aging and Disability Services Division for the applicable professional classification (community, education or communication access realtime translation (CART)) and level (apprentice, skilled, intermediate, advanced or master.) Contact the Aging and Disability Services unit for more information. The Nevada Revised Statute (656A.100) establishing the requirements to interpret in Nevada is available online. Web Site Location: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-656A.html
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Division
- Aging and Disability Services Division
- Address
- 3416 Goni Rd. D-132 Carson City 89706
- Phone
- (775) 687-4452
- Agency website
- http://adsd.nv.gov/Programs/Physical/ComAccessSvc/CAS/
- Last updated
- January 14, 2016
Occupations (O*NET)
- Interpreter 27-3091.00
Source and verification
This record is Nevada's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Aging and Disability Services Division — see the issuing body section above.
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