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18VAC85-170-60: Licensure requirements
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
- Agency 85. Board of Medicine
- Chapter 170. Regulations Governing the Practice of Genetic Counselors
- Part II. Requirements for Licensure as a Genetic Counselor
A. An applicant for an initial license to practice as a genetic counselor shall provide documentation of (i) a master's degree from a genetic counseling training program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Genetic Counseling and (ii) a current, valid certificate issued by the ABGC or ABMG to practice genetic counseling.
B. An applicant for a temporary license shall provide documentation of having been granted the active candidate status by the ABGC. Such license shall expire 12 months from issuance or upon failure of the ABGC certification examination, whichever comes first.
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