645—361.1 (154E) Definitions. For purposes of these rules, the following definitions shall apply:
“Active interpreter or transliterator services” means the actual time spent personally providing interpreting or transliterating services. When in a team interpreting situation, the time spent monitoring while the team interpreter is actively interpreting shall not be included in the time spent personally providing interpreting or transliterating services.
“Active license” means a license that is current and has not expired.
“Board” means the board of sign language interpreters and transliterators.
“Direct supervision of a temporary license holder” means board review of a temporary license holder’s evidence of professional development and continuing educational training or in-person monitoring of interpreting or transliterating services in the same room as the temporary license holder providing those services, as outlined in subrule 361.2(6).
“Grace period” means the 30-day period following expiration of a license when the license is still considered to be active. In order to renew a license during the grace period, a licensee is required to pay a late fee.
“Inactive license” means a license that has expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period. The category of “inactive license” may include licenses formerly known as lapsed, inactive, delinquent, closed, or retired.
“Licensee” means any person licensed to practice as an interpreter for the hearing impaired in the state of Iowa.
“License expiration date” means June 30 of odd-numbered years.
“Licensure by endorsement” means the issuance of an Iowa license to practice as an interpreter for the hearing impaired to an applicant who is or has been licensed in another state.
“Reactivate”  or “reactivation”  means the process as outlined in rule 361.9(17A,147,272C) by which an inactive license is restored to active status.
“Reciprocal license” means the issuance of an Iowa license to practice as an interpreter for the hearing impaired to an applicant who is currently licensed in another state that has a mutual agreement with the Iowa board of sign language interpreters and transliterators to license persons who have the same or similar qualifications to those required in Iowa.
“Reinstatement” means the process as outlined in 645—11.31(272C) by which a licensee who has had a license suspended or revoked or who has voluntarily surrendered a license may apply to have the license reinstated, with or without conditions. Once the license is reinstated, the licensee may apply for active status.
“Supervisor” means a sign language interpreter or transliterator licensed pursuant to Iowa Code section 154E.3 and subrule 361.2(1) who provides on-site evaluations and advisory sessions with a temporary license holder for the purpose of the professional development of that temporary license holder.