Qualifications for licensure

(225 ILCS 135/55)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)     Sec. 55. Qualifications for licensure. A person shall be qualified for licensure as a genetic counselor and the Department may issue a license if that person:         (1) has applied in writing or electronically in form     and substance satisfactory to the Department; is at least 21 years of age;         (2) has not engaged in conduct or activities which     would constitute grounds for discipline under this Act;         (3) (i) has successfully completed a Master's degree     in genetic counseling from an ABGC or ABMGG accredited training program or an equivalent program approved by the ABGC or the ABMGG or (ii) is a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches or (iii) has a doctoral degree and has successfully completed an ABMGG accredited medical genetics training program or an equivalent program approved by the ABMGG;        (4) has successfully completed an examination     provided by the ABGC or its successor, the ABMGG or its successor, or a substantially equivalent examination approved by the Department;         (5) has paid the fees required by rule;         (6) has met the requirements for certification set     forth by the ABGC or its successor or the ABMGG or its successor; and         (7) has met any other requirements established by     rule. (Source: P.A. 103-763, eff. 1-1-25.)