(a)Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall issue a provisional license to provide sign language interpretation services to an individual who has:
(1)taken and passed a nationally or regionally recognized knowledge and ethics exam or other exam approved by the Board; and
(2)satisfied other requirements established by the Board.
(b)The Board may issue a provisional license to an individual who:
(1)except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, otherwise qualifies for a license;
(2)submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides;
(3)does not provide sign language interpretation services in a setting set forth in subsection (c) of this section; and
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(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall issue a provisional license to provide sign language interpretation services to an individual who has:
(1) taken and passed a nationally or regionally recognized knowledge and ethics exam or other exam approved by the Board; and
(2) satisfied other requirements established by the Board.
(b) The Board may issue a provisional license to an individual who:
(1) except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, otherwise qualifies for a license;
(2) submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides;
(3) does not provide sign language interpretation services in a setting set forth in subsection (c) of this section; and
(4) pays to the Board the application fee set by the Board.
(c) While a provisional license is in effect, the license holder may not provide sign language interpretation services in the following settings:
(1) a legal setting;
(2) except as a part of a formal mentorship, a medical setting, unless the individual is accompanied by a licensed sign language interpreter; or
(3) except as a part of a formal mentorship, a behavioral health setting, unless the individual is accompanied by a licensed sign language interpreter.
(d) A provisional license to provide sign language interpretation services expires on the third anniversary of its effective date.
(e) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board may renew a provisional license for one additional 2–year term, if the license holder:
(1) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board the individual’s continued efforts to achieve nationally or regionally recognized certification or to meet other qualifications established by the Board to qualify for a license under this part;
(2) submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides; and
(3) pays to the Board the renewal fee set by the Board.
(f) An individual may not hold a provisional license for more than 5 years.