(a) An applicant for a trilingual certificate must:(1) provide proof of holding one of the following certificates:(A) valid Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Level I, II, III, IV, V, Basic, Advanced, or Master certificate; or(B) valid Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC), Certificate of Interpretation (CI), and/or Certificate of Transliteration (CT); or(C) valid National Association of the Deaf-Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NAD-RID) National Interpreter Certification (NIC), National Interpreter Certification Advanced, or National Interpreter Certification Master; and(2) meet the following qualifications and requirements:(A) satisfy qualifications set forth in §109.217 of this chapter (relating to Qualifications and Requirements for a BEI Certificate);(B) submit the appropriate application and pay required fees;(C) pass the requisite examinations for the trilingual certificate sought, which include:(i) the Test of Spanish Proficiency; and(ii) a trilingual performance examination.(b) Trilingual certificate holders must satisfy the annual certificate renewal and five-year recertification requirements for both the prerequisite certificate and for the trilingual certificate.