New Hampshire Administrative Code

"Practice of genetic counseling" means, for the purposes of advising an individual client, a client's family, or other licensed health care professionals: (a) Obtaining and evaluating individual, family, and medical histories to determine genetic risk for genetic or medical condi…

The board consists of 5 members appointed as specified in RSA 328-F:4, VI. The members include 3 New Hampshire licensed genetic counselors, one practicing New Hampshire licensed physician with experience in working with genetic counselors, and one public member. Notes N.H. Admin.…

Pursuant to RSA 328-F:3, II, the chairperson of the board or the appointee of the chairperson is a member of the board of directors of the office of licensed allied health professionals. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Gen 103.02 Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 33, Filed August 14, 2014, …

The board has the responsibility to: (a) Fully and conditionally license genetic counselors; (b) Provisionally license people to practice genetic counseling and regulate their practice; (c) Renew and reinstate the licenses of genetic counselors; (d) Regulate the profession of gen…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 328-F:8 the board meets monthly or more often as its business requires. (b) A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Gen 103.04 Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 33, Filed August 14, 2014, Proposed by #10650, Effective 8/6/2014. Amend…

The board is part of the office of licensed allied health professionals. Information such as the board's office location, address, and telephone number can be found at Ahp 105.01. Information regarding the public's access to minutes and other board records can be found at Ahp 105…

Pursuant to RSA 91-A:2, II, members of the public may attend and record board meetings, except for those parts of the meetings which are nonpublic sessions as defined in RSA 91-A:3. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Gen 103.06 Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 33, Filed August 14, 2014, Propo…

(a) Notice of the time and place of board meetings, excluding emergency meetings, shall be given in accordance with RSA 91-A:2, II. (b) Information about the time and place of board meetings shall also be available by telephone at the number stated in Gen 104.01(b) and by TTY/TDD…

(a) Minutes shall be kept of board meetings and of official actions taken by the board. (b) Such minutes shall: (1) Record the members participating in each vote; and (2) Separately record the position of members who dissent, abstain or concur. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Gen 103.08…

(a) The board's office location and mailing address is: Genetic Counselors Governing Board c/o Office of Licensed Allied Health Professionals Philbrook Building 121 South Fruit Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 (b) The board's telephone number is (603) 271-8389 and its fax numb…

(a) Persons wishing to correspond with the board or make submissions to it may: (1) Send a letter; (2) Send the correspondence or submission by fax, provided that it is printed or typed and that the board's rules do not require it to be sent by mail; or (3) Send the correspondenc…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 91-A:4 members of the public may inspect and copy those records of the board, including meeting minutes, which are public records and not exempt from disclosure under: (1) RSA 91-A:5; (2) RSA 328-F:24, II; or (3) Other applicable federal or state law. (b) Publ…

The Ahp 200 rules shall govern with regards to all procedures for: (a) Adjudicatory proceedings; (b) Rulemaking submissions, considerations, and disposition of rulemaking petitions; (c) Public comment hearings; (f) Declaratory rulings; (g) All statements of policy and interpretat…

(a) The board shall initiate a waiver of a substantive rule upon its own motion by providing affected parties with notice and opportunity to be heard, and issuing an order which finds that waiver would be necessary to advance the purpose of the rules of this board. (b) Individual…

"Direct supervision" means supervision during which the supervisor is physically present and observing the activities of the individual being supervised. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Gen 301.01 Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 46, Filed November 13, 2014, Proposed by #10686, Effective 1…

"Indirect supervision" means supervision through: (a) The supervisor's review of the treatment progress notes made by the individual supervised; (b) Telephone conversations between the supervisor and the individual supervised; (c) Electronic correspondence between the supervisor …

"National examination in genetic counseling" means the American Board of Genetic Counseling or American Board of Medical Genetics exam or the successor organizations. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Gen 301.03 Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 46, Filed November 13, 2014, Proposed by #10686…

"Provisional license" means a license to practice as a genetic counselor issued by the board authorizing its holder to engage in supervised practice as a provisionally licensed genetic counselor pending the provisional licensee's notification in writing of a passing score on a ce…

The board shall issue one of the following 2 types of initial licenses to applicants who are eligible for them and who comply with the application procedures: (a) Full initial licenses as set forth in Gen 304; or (b) Provisional licenses as set forth in Gen 305. Notes N.H. Admin.…

(a) Applicants who wish to apply for initial or provisional licensure as a genetic counselor shall do so by submitting, or arranging for the submission of, each of the following components of the application packet: (1) The completed initial application form provided by the board…

Applicants for full or provisional licensure shall provide, or arrange for the board to receive, the following documents supporting their applications: (a) On a separate sheet, a detailed report of the relevant circumstances if any of the answers to questions from the application…

Applicants for provisional licensure shall provide, or arrange for the board to receive, the following documents supporting their applications: (a) The documents listed in Gen 303.02 with the exception of the Gen 303.02 (f) and (g); (b) Documentation that the applicant has been a…

Eligibility requirements for full initial licensure shall be: (a) An academic degree which is at least a master's degree; (b) A currently valid certificate issued by the ABGC or ABMG; (c) Good professional character and reliability as evidenced by:(1) The answers to the questions…

Eligibility requirements for provisional licensure shall be: (a) An academic degree which is at least a master's degree; (b) Authorization to take the certification exam required in Gen 303.03(b); (c) Good professional character and reliability as evidenced by:(1) The answers to …

(a) Before beginning practice the provisional licensee shall submit for board review a supervision form described in Ahp 601.06. (b) The provisional licensee shall receive confirmation from the board that the supervisor meets the requirements set forth in Gen 306.01(c)(1)b. (c) P…

(a) Before the beginning of supervision, each individual who provides some or all of the supervision to the provisional licensees shall: (1) Give to these individuals a copy of Gen 306.03, Gen 306.04, and the supervision form described in Ahp 601.06; (2) Discuss the required supe…

The supervisor of a provisionally licensed genetic counselor shall be responsible for: (a) Obtaining and holding, on file, a copy of the provisional licensee authorization to practice under provisional license issued by the board; (b) Providing indirect supervision and direction …

Provisional licenses shall remain valid for no more than 24 months unless the period of validity is extended pursuant to Gen 306.05 or upon one of the following occurrences: (a) 60 days after the issuance of a passing score on the national examination; (b) The date the board issu…

(a) The board shall extend the period of validity of a provisional license for not more than 24 weeks if: (1) The provisional license is still valid at the time of extension; (2) The provisional licensee submits a written request for the extension stating facts relating to one of…

(a) The "Supervision Form" shall be the form specified in Ahp 601.06; (b) The individual to be supervised shall: (1) Legibly complete the portion of the form designated "to be completed by the person to be supervised"; and (2) Complete in ink or using a keyboard; (c) The individu…

The board shall issue full initial licenses to provisional licensees who, within the period of validity of their provisional licenses: (a) Have met the requirements of Gen 306; (b) Submitted directly from the issuing source, a statement from the certifying agency that verifies su…

In Gen 400 the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Continuing professional education and professional activity" means structured courses, activities and experiences beyond entry-level professional preparation that are designed to maintain knowledge and advance…

(a) A licensee wishing to renew his or her current license shall: (1) Submit the completed renewal application packet described in Gen 402.02; and (2) Do so by one of the following methods: a. The timely renewal method consisting of delivery of the completed packet by hand or sec…

Applicants for license renewal shall submit the following components of the application packet: (a) The completed renewal application form described in Ahp 601.03 provided by the genetic counselors governing board; (b) The documents described in Gen 402.03(a), but no documents pr…

Applicants for renewal of their licenses shall include in their application packets: (a) On a separate sheet, a detailed report of the relevant circumstances if any of the answers to questions from the application form specified in Ahp 601.03 are in the affirmative; and (b) A pho…

(a) If the board, after receiving and reviewing a completed license renewal application packet requires further information or documents to determine the renewal applicant's eligibility for a fully renewed license or a conditionally renewed license the board shall: (1) So notify …

(a) Renewal applicants who reported on their renewal application form that they anticipated completing continuing professional education and did not complete the professional education shall: (1) Report the cancellation or withdrawal to the board no later than 15 days from the da…

(a) The board shall select on a random basis 10% of the renewal applications submitted in each renewal year for an audit of compliance with the maintenance of continuing competence required by Gen 405.01. (b) Audited renewal applicants who reported on the renewal application form…

The board shall renew the licenses of licensees who: (a) Have submitted the completed renewal application form within the time limitations set forth in Gen 402.01(a)(2); (b) Have maintained continuing competence through continuing professional education or continuing professional…

The following licenses shall be subject to reinstatement by the board: (a) Licenses suspended pursuant to Gen 402.09(f); (b) Licenses suspended for disciplinary reasons as part of a settlement pursuant to Ahp 214 or as part of an order of the board; and (c) Licenses lapsed pursua…

(a) The board shall reinstate a license suspended pursuant to Gen 402.06(e)(2) if: (1) The suspension occurred not more than 70 days before the reinstatement application is submitted to the genetic counselors governing board; and (2) The applicant for reinstatement submits:a. A c…

The board shall reinstate a license lapsed for no more than 70 days if the applicant for reinstatement submits to the board: (a) A completed, dated, and signed reinstatement application form as further described in Ahp 601.02 provided by the genetic counseling governing board; (b…

The board shall reinstate a license lapsed longer than 70 days but no more than 5 years if the reinstatement applicant submits to the board: (a) All documents as described in Gen 403.08; and (b) Any documents required by Gen 303.04 which were not previously provided to the board.…

The board shall reinstate a license lapsed longer than 5 years when the applicant was certified by the ABGC or ACMG after 1996 and submits to the board: (a) All documents as described in Gen 403.03; and (b) Any documents required by Gen 303.04 which were not previously provided t…

The board shall reinstate a license lapsed longer than 5 years when the applicant was certified by the ABGC or ACMG prior to 1996 and submits to the board: (a) All documents as described in Gen 403.03; (b) Any documents required by Gen 303.04 which were not previously provided to…

The materials supporting the reinstatement application shall be as described below: (a) On a separate sheet, a detailed report of the relevant circumstances if any of the answers to the questions from the reinstatement application form specified in Ahp 601.02 provided by the gene…

(a) If the board, after receiving and reviewing the reinstatement application packet, requires further information or documents to determine the applicant's qualification for reinstatement of licensure, the board shall: (1) So notify the applicant in writing within 30 days; and (…