# State Government (GSG)

## Title 9. Miscellaneous Executive Agencies

### Subtitle 24. Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

#### Section 9-2425

(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.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)