(1) The Health Licensing Office may issue a supervisory sign language interpreter license to an applicant who:

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(a) Is at least 18 years of age;

(b) Demonstrates compliance with the code of professional conduct authored by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or its successor organization, and the National Association of the Deaf, or its successor organization, and approved by the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters;

(c) Has at least three years of qualifying experience, as determined by the board;

(d) Meets the requirements established by the board relating to minimum qualifications, education or training or any combination thereof;

(e) Meets any other requirements established by the board; and

(f) Pays a fee established by the office.

(2) A licensed supervisory sign language interpreter:

(a) May not provide signed language interpretation services in a legal or medical setting without a license issued under ORS § 676.765 or 676.768.

(b) May supervise licensed provisional sign language interpreters. [2023 c.414 § 2]