Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities
Section 209.295 - Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, duties of commission.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.295. Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, duties of commission. — The commission may promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to, but not limited to:
(1) The form and content of certification applications and the procedures for filing an application for an initial certification and renewal certification in this state;
(2) Fees required for the operation of the certification system, including, but not limited to, application fees, evaluation fees, renewal fees, conversion fees or any other fees relating to the certification;
(3) The certifications recognized as qualifying credentials for initial or conversion certification;
(4) Establishment of policy and procedure for conversion with other states' certification systems;
(5) Guidelines for the use of interpreters according to their level of certification;
(6) Maintenance and upkeep of skills, also known as continuing education or professional development training;
(7) Minimum educational, training, experience and any necessary and appropriate certifications for interpreter trainers, as well as any necessary continuing education and training requirements for interpreter trainers;
(8) Any other necessary and proper rules, decision or policy in regard to evaluation, certification and maintaining a certification according to the procedures set forth in chapter 536.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 5)

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Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XII - Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities

Section 209.010 - Division to aid blind persons.

Section 209.015 - Blindness education, screening and treatment program fund — uses of fund — rulemaking.

Section 209.020 - Division may receive and expend donations and bequests.

Section 209.030 - Blind pensions, eligibility requirements — termination of payments for failure to submit to vision test — change of address, notice to department.

Section 209.035 - Proceeds from involuntary conversion, how treated — receipt defined.

Section 209.040 - Standard of vision, vision test required, exemption — amount of payments, effect of insufficient appropriations — medical assistance — supplemental appropriations, when.

Section 209.050 - Persons refusing work ineligible for pensions — names may be stricken from roll.

Section 209.060 - Application for pension — payment begins, when — misrepresentation, penalty.

Section 209.070 - Division to prepare suitable blank application forms.

Section 209.080 - Division to make regulations relative to examination of applicants for pensions.

Section 209.090 - Division to prepare roll of pensioners — to distribute pensions.

Section 209.100 - Division to keep blind pension roll.

Section 209.110 - Person aggrieved may appeal.

Section 209.130 - Rate of tax to be levied.

Section 209.140 - Persons violating provisions of law guilty of misdemeanor.

Section 209.150 - Rights of persons with disabilities — service dogs, no extra charge for — liability for actual damages.

Section 209.152 - Trainers of guide, hearing or service dogs, no extra charge for — liability for damages.

Section 209.160 - Discrimination or interference with persons having visual, hearing or physical disabilities, a misdemeanor.

Section 209.162 - Discrimination or interference with persons having visual, hearing or physical disability, an unlawful employment practice — complaints, filed by aggrieved persons.

Section 209.170 - October fifteenth to be white cane safety day, governor to note.

Section 209.180 - State and its political subdivisions and tax money recipients to employ visually handicapped on same terms as other employees, exception.

Section 209.190 - Housing accommodations, defined — discrimination against persons with visual, hearing or physical disabilities, prohibited — dogs, guide, hearing or service to have full access — liability for actual damages.

Section 209.192 - Definitions — blind literacy study — division of special education to make annual report.

Section 209.200 - Definitions.

Section 209.202 - Crime of causing substantial injury to or the death of a service dog, penalty — failure to control an animal that causes substantial injury to or the death of a service dog, penalty — harassment of a service dog, penalty — damages.

Section 209.204 - Impersonating a person with a disability for the purpose of receiving certain accommodations, penalty, civil liability — misrepresentation of dog as service dog, penalty, civil liability — misrepresentation of animal as assistance a...

Section 209.240 - Amount of pension — need, how determined.

Section 209.245 - Financial assistance for obtaining hearing aids, program established — fund created — powers of commission.

Section 209.251 - Definitions.

Section 209.253 - Statewide dual-party relay system, establishment by PSC — advisory assistive technology council to administer — rulemaking authority.

Section 209.255 - Rate established to recover costs of programs — surcharge, limitations, collection — exemption from taxes.

Section 209.257 - Telephone company to deduct percentage to cover cost — percentage determined by PSC — money collected, deposit — use of deaf relay service fund.

Section 209.258 - Deaf relay service fund established, purpose — deposit — unexpended balance not to be transferred to general revenue — commission and advisory assistive technology council to request appropriations from fund for service delivery.

Section 209.259 - Review of surcharge and deduction percentage — recommendation procedures — surcharge adjusted when — excess funds, effective.

Section 209.260 - Telecommunications companies responsibility for quality of services, individuals with disabilities.

Section 209.261 - Definitions.

Section 209.263 - Person relaying conversation not to disclose contents, exception — order to disclose — privilege.

Section 209.265 - No disclosure of conversation without permission — penalty.

Section 209.285 - Definitions.

Section 209.287 - Board for certification of interpreters established — appointment, qualification, terms — expenses — meetings — chairman elected how — quorum — removal from office, procedure.

Section 209.289 - Coordinator to be hired, qualifications, salary and expenses.

Section 209.292 - Board's powers and duties — evaluation team to be appointed, qualifications, expenses — removal from team, procedure.

Section 209.295 - Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, duties of commission.

Section 209.297 - Applications for certification, content, oath — fee not refundable — applicant to be given date for evaluation.

Section 209.299 - Evaluations to be held where and when — coordinator to notify applicants of score.

Section 209.302 - Eligibility for evaluation.

Section 209.305 - Evaluations, subjects to be covered — confidentiality of tests and records.

Section 209.307 - Conflict of interest for board or evaluation team, effect.

Section 209.309 - Provisional certificates issued when — limitation — requirements — extension granted when.

Section 209.311 - Fees, how established.

Section 209.314 - Grievances on evaluation, procedure.

Section 209.317 - Certificate may be suspended, denied or revoked — hearing procedure.

Section 209.318 - Fund for certification of interpreters established, purpose — lapse into general revenue when — first fiscal year, board's expenses, how paid.

Section 209.319 - State committee of interpreters to be established in division of professional registration, appointment, qualifications, terms, compensation — vacancies — quorum — meetings.

Section 209.321 - License required to practice interpreting — certain professions exempt — practice to be limited to training and education — not considered interpreting, when — out-of-state licensees, temporary interpreting permitted — provisional l...

Section 209.322 - Certificates recognized by the board.

Section 209.323 - License application forms, content, oath, fee not refundable, qualifications, licenses expire, when — reinstatement procedure — replacement of license lost or destroyed.

Section 209.326 - Temporary license issued to persons licensed in other states, procedure, fee limitation.

Section 209.328 - Ethical rules of conduct established by rules, duties of committee — other rules authorized.

Section 209.331 - Procedure to adopt rules.

Section 209.332 - State committee of interpreters fund established, purpose — transfer to general revenue, when — profession of interpreter not to be subject to taxation or licensing fees by municipalities.

Section 209.334 - Refusal to issue or renew license, grounds, complaint procedure — reinstatement procedure.

Section 209.337 - Violations, penalty — injunction granted when — venue.

Section 209.339 - Conversation between a hearing person and a deaf person, interpreter is deemed a conduit, confidentiality, exceptions.

Section 209.600 - Definitions.

Section 209.605 - Program created — ABLE board to administer, members, terms — powers — meetings — investment of funds.

Section 209.610 - Agreements, terms and conditions — contribution limits.

Section 209.615 - Deposit and investment of moneys.

Section 209.620 - Cancellation of participation agreement, penalty.

Section 209.625 - Assets exempt from taxation.

Section 209.630 - Assets used for ABLE program purposes only.

Section 209.635 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 209.640 - State treasurer's office, semiannual review.

Section 209.645 - ABLE account moneys not part of total state revenues.