(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall issue a provisional license to provide sign language interpretation services to an individual who has:

(1) taken and passed a nationally or regionally recognized knowledge and ethics exam or other exam approved by the Board; and

(2) satisfied other requirements established by the Board.

(b) The Board may issue a provisional license to an individual who:

(1) except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, otherwise qualifies for a license;

(2) submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides;

(3) does not provide sign language interpretation services in a setting set forth in subsection (c) of this section; and

(4) pays to the Board the application fee set by the Board.

(c) While a provisional license is in effect, the license holder may not provide sign language interpretation services in the following settings:

(1) a legal setting;

(2) except as a part of a formal mentorship, a medical setting, unless the individual is accompanied by a licensed sign language interpreter; or

(3) except as a part of a formal mentorship, a behavioral health setting, unless the individual is accompanied by a licensed sign language interpreter.

(d) A provisional license to provide sign language interpretation services expires on the third anniversary of its effective date.

(e) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board may renew a provisional license for one additional 2-year term, if the license holder:

(1) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board the individual’s continued efforts to achieve nationally or regionally recognized certification or to meet other qualifications established by the Board to qualify for a license under this part;

(2) submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides; and

(3) pays to the Board the renewal fee set by the Board.

(f) An individual may not hold a provisional license for more than 5 years.