Register July 2023 No. 811
Chapter SPS 200
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS; AUTHORITY AND DEFINITIONS
SPS 200.02(1)
(1) “Advocate" means an individual who provides assistance to an individual who is deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing and may provide counsel, personal opinions, advice, and assist an individual in making personal decisions.
SPS 200.02(2)
(2) “Conflict of interest" means a conflict, either actual or perceived, between the private interests, whether personal, financial, or professional, and the official or professional responsibilities of a DSPS-licensed interpreter, deriving from a specific interpreting situation.
SPS 200.02(3)
(3) “Consumer" means any individual or entity that is part of the interpreting situation, including individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and hearing.
SPS 200.02(5)
(5) “Department" means the department of safety and professional services.
SPS 200.02(6)
(6) “DSPS" means the department of safety and professional services.
SPS 200.02(8)
(8) “DSPS-licensed interpreter" means an individual who provides sign language interpreter services, for compensation, and who is licensed under s.
440.032 (3), Stats.
SPS 200.02(9)
(9) “Interpreting situation" means any instance of a DSPS-licensed interpreter performing interpreting services for consumers.
SPS 200.02(10)
(10) “Interpreting" means rendering accurate and equivalent messages using sign language to facilitate cultural and linguistic communication.
SPS 200.02 History
History: CR 11-018: cr.
Register September 2011 No. 669, eff. 10-1-11; correction in (intro.), (2), (5), (6), (8), (9) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., 7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671;
CR 22-001: am. (intro.), cr. (1g), (1r), r. (4), (7), (11), cr. (12), (13). Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23; correction in (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., and (12) renumbered to (8m) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register July 2023 No. 811.
