645—361.3(154E) Requirements for temporary license.
	361.3(1) An applicant who has not successfully completed one of the board-approved examinations or does not hold an approved certification set forth in paragraph 361.2(1)“d” will provide verification the applicant has passed one of the following:
	a. 	The written portion of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) examination;
	b. 	The written portion of the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) examination;
	c. 	The written portion of the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) examination;
	d. 	The EIPA prehire examination at the highest recommended level;
	e. 	An associate degree or higher from a formal interpreter training program (ITP) with a regionally accredited college or university;
	f. 	The American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) at the 2+ level or higher; or
	g. 	The Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) at the intermediate level or higher.
	361.3(2) An applicant will submit a written supervisory agreement that complies with the requirements stated in subrule 361.3(4). The temporary license will be valid for two years from the initial issue date and may be renewed once for the immediately following two-year period.
	361.3(3) A temporary license holder is only authorized to practice if the following direct supervision requirements are fulfilled:
	a. 	Enter into a written agreement with a supervisor in which the temporary license holder and the supervisor agree to the minimum requirements provided in paragraphs 361.3(4)“b” and “c.” The supervisor will possess a full, unrestricted sign language interpreter and transliterator license. The agreement will be signed and dated by the temporary license holder and the supervisor; will include the temporary license holder’s and supervisor’s names, addresses and contact information; and will be provided to the board with the application for a temporary license.
	b. 	Have a supervisor observe the temporary license holder in active practice for no fewer than six bimonthly observation sessions per year for at least 30 minutes each, if the temporary license holder is working alone, or at least 60 minutes each, if the temporary license holder is working in a team interpreting situation.
	c. 	Attend at least six bimonthly advisory sessions with the supervisor per year for the purpose of discussing the supervisor’s suggestions for the temporary license holder’s professional skill development based on the observation sessions.
	d. 	Maintain an event log documenting the date, time, length and setting of each observation session and advisory session. This event log will be submitted with the temporary license holder’s renewal application.
	e. 	Ensure that the supervisor attends each of the observation sessions and advisory sessions or reschedules the sessions as necessary to ensure compliance.
	f. 	If the replacement of a supervisor becomes necessary, develop a new written agreement with the new supervisor.
	g. 	Obtain permission from clients as necessary to allow the supervisor to be in attendance during the observation sessions.
	361.3(4) As an Iowa-licensed practitioner in accordance with this chapter, a supervisor providing direct supervision of a temporary license holder as provided in subrule 361.3(4) is obligated to report to the board an interpreter or transliterator temporary license holder who is not complying with direct supervision requirements or who is not practicing in compliance with Iowa law and rules, including but not limited to Iowa Code chapter 154E and 645—Chapters 361 through 363.
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