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Certification Renewal/Recognition Overview

Utah Law 35A-13-6 requires that in order to maintain certification interpreters must complete a renewal. The renewal requirements vary depending on the type of certification the interpreter holds.

Apply for Renewal/Recognition

Renewing your Utah Certification

• Earn CEH required for your certification prior to your renewal date
• Request Renewal: Before your renewal date, you must request a renewal in your interpreter account. Please note that if you send in your renewal request on a Friday, we may not be able to review it until Monday (or Tuesday if there is a holiday). Please plan accordingly so you can avoid late fees.
• UIP Reviews Your Request: We will check the status of your certification, grievances/or determinations related to grievances, and CEH. If everything looks good, we will approve your request and email you notification that your renewal request was approved.
• Pay the Fee: After your renewal request is approved you must sign into your interpreter account and pay the renewal fee. 
• UIP Sends Certification Documents: UIP will send you a confirmation letter indicating that you have renewed your certification as well as a new certification card that is good until your next renewal date.

Renewing your EIPA Recognition

• Earn CEH required for your recognition prior to your renewal date
• Request Renewal: Before your renewal date, you must request a renewal in your interpreter account. Please note that if you send in your renewal request on a Friday, we may not be able to review it until Monday (or Tuesday if there is a holiday). Please plan accordingly so you can avoid late fees.
• UIP Reviews Your Request: We will check the status of your EIPA recognition, grievances/or determinations related to grievances, and CEH. If everything looks good, we will approve your request and email you notification that your renewal request was approved.
• Pay the Fee: After your renewal request is approved you must sign into your interpreter account and pay the renewal fee. 
• UIP Sends Recognition Documents: UIP will send you a confirmation letter indicating that you have renewed your recognition as well as a new recognition card that is good until your next renewal date.

Renewing your RID Certification Recognition

• Request Renewal: Before your renewal date, you must request a renewal in your interpreter account. You will need to upload evidence of your actual current certifications (ex: NIC, CI, SC:L).  This could include a screen shot of your Credly badge(s) showing the actual certifications, or a verification letter from RID.  A Credly badge showing “Certified” is not adequate documentation.  Please note that if you send in your renewal request on a Friday, we may not be able to review it until Monday (or Tuesday if there is a holiday). Please plan accordingly so you can avoid late fees.
• UIP Reviews Your Request: We will check the status of your certification and grievances/or determinations related to grievances. If everything looks good, we will approve your request and email you notification that your renewal request was approved.
• Pay the Fee: After your renewal request is approved you must sign into your interpreter account and pay the renewal fee. 
• UIP Sends Recognition Documents:UIP will send you a confirmation letter indicating that you have renewed your recognition as well as a new recognition card that is good until your next renewal date.

Renewing Multiple Certifications/Recognitions

• Request Renewal: Before your renewal date, you must request a renewal in your interpreter account. You will need to satisfy the requirements of each certification/recognition as listed above.
• UIP Reviews Your Request: We will check the status of your certification and grievances/or determinations related to grievances. If everything looks good, we will approve your request and email you notification that your renewal request was approved.
• Pay the Fee:  After your renewal request is approved you must sign into your interpreter account and pay the renewal fee. You will only pay one fee for all certifications/recognitions
• UIP Sends Certification/Recognition Documents:  UIP will send you a confirmation letter indicating that you have renewed your certification/recognition(s) as well as a new certification/recognition card that is good until your next renewal date.

Allowing Certifications/Recognitions to Lapse

• If you are allowing all certifications/recognitions to lapse, you do not need to do anything. Your certification/recognition will lapse automatically if you do not complete the process to renew.
• If you would like to allow one or more certifications/recognitions to lapse while renewing others, please contact UIP at UIP@utah.gov to complete that process.