(a) An applicant for a medical certificate must:
  (1) provide proof of holding one of the following prerequisite certificates:
    (A) valid Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Level III, IV, V, Advanced, or Master certificate; or
    (B) valid Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC), Certificate of Interpretation (CI) and Certificate of Transliteration (CT); or
    (C) valid National Association of the Deaf-Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NAD-RID) National Interpreter Certification (NIC) Advanced, or National Interpreter Certification Master; and
  (2) meet the following qualifications and requirements:
    (A) satisfy qualifications set forth in §109.217 of this chapter (relating to Qualifications and Requirements for a BEI Certificate);
    (B) provide written proof to DARS DHHS that the applicant has completed DARS DHHS-approved courses of instruction in medical interpretation, with at least 80 credit hours;
    (C) submit the appropriate application;
    (D) pay any required fees; and
    (E) pass the Medical Performance Test.
(b) Medical certificate holders must satisfy the annual certificate renewal and five-year recertification requirements for both the prerequisite certificate and the medical certificate. For the medical certificate, 20 clock hours of the continuing education unit requirement for the five-year recertification requirement must be in medical interpretation knowledge and skills.

Source Note: The provisions of this §360.457 adopted to be effective April 6, 2016, 41 TexReg 2503; transferred effective March 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register February 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 946