Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 656A - Sign Language Interpreters and Realtime Captioning Providers
NRS 656A.070 - Applicability of chapter.

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person who:
1. Is licensed in another state to engage in the practice of sign language interpreting or the practice of realtime captioning and who engages in the practice of sign language interpreting or the practice of realtime captioning, respectively, in this State:
(a) For a period of not more than 30 nonconsecutive days in a calendar year; or
(b) By teleconference if the sign language interpreting services or realtime captioning services provided by that person are necessary because an interpreter or realtime captioning provider is unavailable to provide those services in person or by teleconference;
2. Engages in the practice of sign language interpreting or the practice of realtime captioning solely for meetings of religious organizations;
3. Engages in the practice of sign language interpreting or the practice of realtime captioning as necessary for the provision of an emergency medical or governmental service to a person who is deaf or whose hearing is impaired; or
4. Engages occasionally in the practice of sign language interpreting in a social situation that does not require a qualified interpreter pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, or the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1772; A 2005, 965; 2021, 1534)

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