{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-135-55","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 135/55","heading":"Qualifications for licensure.","body":"(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)\nA person shall be qualified for licensure as a genetic counselor and the Department may issue a license if that person:\n(1) has applied in writing or electronically in form and substance satisfactory to the Department; is at least 21 years of age;\n(2) has not engaged in conduct or activities which would constitute grounds for discipline under this Act;\n(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;\n(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;\n(5) has paid the fees required by rule;\n(6) has met the requirements for certification set forth by the ABGC or its successor or the ABMGG or its successor; and\n(7) has met any other requirements established by rule.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Genetic Counselor Licensing Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2632\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:31Z","sha256":"a3467e661c7795000b141114a290a354fd3fc351420dcf200d97298cbe83b6fa","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-135-50","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-135-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}