Section 4778.03. Application for license

(A) An individual seeking a license to practice as a genetic counselor shall file with the state medical board an application in a manner prescribed by the board. The application shall include all the information the board considers necessary to process the application, including evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the requirements specified in division (B) of this section.

At the time an application is submitted, the applicant shall pay the board an application fee of two hundred dollars. No part of the fee shall be returned to the applicant or transferred for purposes of another application.

(B)

(1) To be eligible to receive a license to practice as a genetic counselor, an applicant shall demonstrate to the board that the applicant meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Is at least eighteen years of age and of good moral character;

(b) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, has attained a master's degree or higher degree from a genetic counseling graduate program accredited by the American board of genetic counseling, inc.;

(c) Is a certified genetic counselor;

(d) Has satisfied any other requirements established by the board in rules adopted under section 4778.12 of the Revised Code.

(2) In the case of an applicant who files an application not later than December 31, 2013, and meets all eligibility requirements other than the requirement specified in division (B)(1)(b) of this section, the applicant is eligible for a license to practice as a genetic counselor if the applicant has attained a master's or higher degree in education or in a field that the state medical board considers to be closely related to genetic counseling.

(C) The board shall review all applications received under this section. Not later than sixty days after receiving an application it considers complete, the board shall determine whether the applicant meets the requirements for a license to practice as a genetic counselor. The affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board is required to determine that the applicant meets the requirements for the license.

Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013.

Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.120, HB 292, §1, eff. 9/6/2012.