(a) Applicable Codes of Conduct and Ethics.
  (1) The Code of Professional Conduct of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) shall govern the professional conduct of interpreters/transliterators certified by the Office.
  (2) The Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility of Certified Court Interpreters of the Office shall govern the professional conduct of court interpreters certified under Texas Government Code, Chapter 57.
    (A) The Code of Professional Conduct of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., (RID) govern the professional conduct of interpreters and transliterators certified by DHHS.
    (B) The Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility of Certified Court Interpreters of DHHS governs the professional conduct of court interpreters certified under Texas Government Code, Chapter 57.
(b) Willful violation of either the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct or the Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility of Certified Court Interpreters is grounds for suspension or revocation of certification under §101.1211 of this subchapter (relating to Grounds for Denying, Revoking, or Suspending an Interpreter's Certificate).
(c) Copies of the Codes.
  (1) Copies of the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct may be obtained from the National Association of the Deaf, from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or from DHHS.
  (2) Copies of the Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility of Certified Court Interpreters may be obtained from DHHS.

Source Note: The provisions of this §101.1213 adopted to be effective March 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 1706