Title 54 — PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

54-5601. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Genetic Counselors Licensing Act."

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 …

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 an…

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 train…

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 pe…

54-5606. BOARD — ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS. (1) There is hereby established in the division of occupational and professional licenses the genetic counselors licensing board. (2) The board shall consist of four (4) members, two (2) of whom shall be fully licensed genetic counselor…

54-5607. BOARD POWERS. (1) The board shall have the following powers: (a) To receive applications for licensure, determine the qualifications of persons applying for licensure, provide licenses to applicants qualified under the provisions of this chapter and reinstate and deny li…

54-5608. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE. In addition to such other information as the board may require by rule, each applicant under this act shall: (1) Hold a master’s degree or higher in genetics or a related field of study as approved by the board; (2) Submit an appli…

54-5609. ENDORSEMENT LICENSURE. An applicant who satisfies the board that he is licensed or registered under the laws of another state, territory or jurisdiction of the United States, which in the opinion of the board imposes substantially equivalent licensing requirements as thi…

54-5610. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (1) The board may grant a person who has been granted ACS a provisional genetic counselor license to practice genetic counseling upon filing an application with the board and payment of the fee established by the board by rule. (2) The provisional li…

54-5611. LICENSING OF EXISTING GENETIC COUNSELORS. Until July 1, 2016, an individual who does not qualify for licensure under this chapter may apply to the board for licensure, and the board may approve the application if the individual has paid the required fees and: (1) Has wor…

54-5612. LICENSE RENEWAL. (1) All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to biennial renewal and shall expire on the licensee’s birthday unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board regarding applications for renewal, continuing education an…

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 one thousand dollars …

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, con…

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…

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 s…