Chapter SPS 204

Chapter SPS 204

SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS; IDENTIFICATION CARDS

SPS 204.01   Identification card required.

SPS 204.02   Content and format.

SPS 204.03   Identification card renewal.

SPS 204.01 SPS 204.01 Identification card required. Interpreters licensed by the department must carry an identification card as identified under s. 440.032 (5m), Stats., at all times while providing sign language interpretation services to clients for compensation and must be shown by the interpreter upon request. Digital reproductions of the identification card are not sufficient to fulfill this requirement. The physical identification card shall be worn on the interpreter’s body at all times while providing services to clients.

SPS 204.01 History History: CR 22-001: cr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 1-1-24; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2023 No. 811.

SPS 204.02 SPS 204.02 Content and format. The identification card referenced in s. SPS 204.01 shall include all the following information:

SPS 204.02(1) (1) The interpreter’s full name.

SPS 204.02(2) (2) The interpreter’s licensure category, and whether the interpreter is qualified under ch. SPS 203 to interpret in a mental health or legal setting, including color coding as follows:

SPS 204.02(2)(a) (a) Intermediate hearing and deaf licenses shall be color-coded yellow.

SPS 204.02(2)(b) (b) Advanced hearing and deaf licenses shall be color-coded green.

SPS 204.02(2)(c) (c) A blue sticker if the individual is qualified under ch. SPS 203 to interpret in a mental health setting.

SPS 204.02(2)(d) (d) A silver sticker if the individual is qualified under ch. SPS 203 to interpret in a legal setting.

SPS 204.02(3) (3) Any applicable licensure restriction.

SPS 204.02(4) (4) A statement whether the interpreter is authorized by the supreme court to act as a qualified interpreter in court proceedings under s. 885.38 (2), Stats., and whether that authorization is provisional.

SPS 204.02 History History: CR 22-001: cr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23; correction in (4) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2023 No. 811.

SPS 204.03 SPS 204.03 Identification card renewal. The identification card shall be provided with an approved license by the department and be valid until the license expires. An identification card is reissued at renewal and when any personal information or licensure categories listed on the card have changed. Interpreters are required to maintain a valid and correct identification card.

SPS 204.03 Note Note: Request for changes in personal information or updated identification cards under this section should be sent to the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708 or online at http://dsps.wi.gov.

SPS 204.03 History History: CR 22-001: cr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23.