Section 54-5616 – CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED.
54-5616. CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to engage in any of the following acts: (1) To practice genetic counseling or to represent himself to be a licensed genetic counselor as defined in this chapter without having at the time of so doing, a valid license issued under […]
Section 54-5612 – LICENSE RENEWAL.
54-5612. LICENSE RENEWAL. (1) All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to annual renewal and shall expire on the licensee’s birthday unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board regarding applications for renewal, continuing education and fees and in compliance with section 67-2614, Idaho Code. (2) In addition to […]
Section 54-5613 – FEES.
54-5613. FEES. (1) The board shall establish by rule fees for licensure under the provisions of this chapter as follows: (a) An application fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500); (b) A fee established by rule for an initial full license not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500); (c) A fee established by rule […]
Section 54-5614 – DENIAL OF LICENSE AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.
54-5614. DENIAL OF LICENSE AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS. (1) The board may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend or otherwise sanction a licensee upon the following grounds: (a) Fraud or deception in procuring or renewing the license; (b) Having been found guilty, convicted, or placed on probation; having entered into a guilty plea that […]
Section 54-5615 – CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
54-5615. CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. No licensee shall disclose any information that he may have acquired from a client consulting him in his professional capacity that was necessary to enable him to render services in his professional capacity to those persons, except: (1) With the written consent of that client or, in the case of death or […]
Section 54-5601 – SHORT TITLE.
54-5601. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Genetic Counselors Licensing Act." History: [54-5601, added 2015, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 322.]
Section 54-5602 – DEFINITIONS.
54-5602. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "ABGC" means the American board of genetic counseling, inc., its successor or equivalent. (2) "ABMG" means the American board of medical genetics, its successor or equivalent. (3) "ACS" means active candidate status conferred by the American board of genetic counseling. (4) "Board" means the genetic counselors licensing […]
Section 54-5603 – SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
54-5603. SCOPE OF PRACTICE. A licensed genetic counselor may perform the following acts as a genetic counselor: (1) Obtain and evaluate individual, family and medical histories to determine genetic risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases in a patient, his offspring and other family members; (2) Discuss the features, natural history, means of diagnosis, […]
Section 54-5604 – EXEMPTIONS FOR LICENSURE.
54-5604. EXEMPTIONS FOR LICENSURE. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the following: (1) Any person who is not a genetic counselor but is licensed under title 54, Idaho Code, acting within the scope of his profession and doing work of a nature consistent with his training, provided that he does not represent […]
Section 54-5605 – GENETIC COUNSELOR LICENSE REQUIRED.
54-5605. GENETIC COUNSELOR LICENSE REQUIRED. Effective July 1, 2016, a license shall be required to engage in the practice of genetic counseling. No person shall hold himself out as a genetic counselor unless he is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No person who is not so licensed may use in connection […]