As used in the Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act:
A. "board" means the signed language interpreting practices board;
B. "consumer" means a person using the services of a signed language interpreter;
C. "deaf, hard-of-hearing or deaf-blind person" means a person who has either no hearing or who has significant hearing loss;
D. "department" means the regulation and licensing department;
E. "interpreter" means a person who practices interpreting;
F. "interpreter education program" or "interpreter preparation program" means:
(1) a post-secondary degree program of at least two year's duration accredited by the state or similar accreditation by another state, district or territory; or
(2) a substantially equivalent education program approved by the board; and
G. "interpreting" means the process of providing accessible communication between deaf, hard-of-hearing or deaf-blind persons and hearing persons, including;
(1) communication between signed language and spoken language; or
(2) other modalities such as visual, gestural and tactile methods, not to include written communication.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 248, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 248 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.