(1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following:(a) Any person licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of genetic counseling, such as a licensed physician or nurse practitioner, when acting within the scope of the person’s profession and doing work of a nature consistent with the person’s training. However, the person shall not hold himself or herself out to the public as a genetic counselor;(b) Any person employed as a genetic counselor by the federal government or an agency thereof if such person provides genetic counseling services solely under the direction and control of the organization by which he or she is employed; or(c) A student or intern enrolled in an ABGC accredited genetic counseling educational program if genetic counseling services performed by the student are an integral part of the student’s course of study and are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor assigned to supervise the student and who is on duty and available in the assigned patient care area, and if the person is designated by a title “genetic counseling intern.”
(a) Any person licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of genetic counseling, such as a licensed physician or nurse practitioner, when acting within the scope of the person’s profession and doing work of a nature consistent with the person’s training. However, the person shall not hold himself or herself out to the public as a genetic counselor;
(b) Any person employed as a genetic counselor by the federal government or an agency thereof if such person provides genetic counseling services solely under the direction and control of the organization by which he or she is employed; or
(c) A student or intern enrolled in an ABGC accredited genetic counseling educational program if genetic counseling services performed by the student are an integral part of the student’s course of study and are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor assigned to supervise the student and who is on duty and available in the assigned patient care area, and if the person is designated by a title “genetic counseling intern.”
(2) A nonresident genetic counselor may practice genetic counseling in Mississippi for no more than a total of five (5) days per calendar year with current licensure from another state.