2015 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health And Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health And Safety
Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities
Subchapter 8 - Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf
§ 20-14-806 - Powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Health.

(a) After consideration of the recommendation of the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf, the Director of the Department of Health shall:

(1) Issue or deny a license or a renewal of license of a licensed qualified interpreter;

(2) Issue or deny a license or a renewal of a licensed provisional interpreter license;

(3) Confirm or overrule a recommendation to revoke or suspend a license for an interpreter between a hearing individual and an individual who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf;

(4) Create and maintain a registry of licensed qualified interpreters; and

(5) Establish reasonable fees for licensure and renewal of licensure.

(b) Before a rule is promulgated under this subchapter, the proposed rule shall be presented to the Legislative Council.