(a) A licensed qualified interpreter shall meet criteria established under this subchapter for interpreters, including without limitation certification or credentialing by the:
(1) Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Quality Assurance Screening Test;
(2) Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment;
(3) National Association of the Deaf;
(4) National Cued Speech Association;
(5) Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.; or
(6) Texas Board for Evaluation of Interpreters.
(b) A licensed provisional interpreter license may be issued to a deaf interpreter who meets criteria established under this subchapter.
(c) A license issued under this subchapter is valid for one (1) year.