{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4778.11","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 4778.11","heading":"Authorized activities for licensees.","body":"(A) An individual who holds a valid license to practice as a genetic counselor may engage in all of the following activities:\n(1) Obtain and evaluate the medical histories of a patient and the patient's family members to determine the risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases in the patient, the patient's offspring, or the patient's family members;\n(2) Discuss with a patient and the patient's family the features, natural history, means of diagnosis, genetic and environmental factors, and management of risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases;\n(3) Identify and coordinate genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies as appropriate for genetic assessment;\n(4) Integrate the results of genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic tests with individual and family medical histories;\n(5) Explain to a patient and the patient's family the clinical implications of the results of genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic tests;\n(6) Evaluate the response of a patient or the patient's family members to one or more genetic conditions or the risk of reoccurrence and provide patient-centered counseling and guidance;\n(7) Identify and use community resources that provide medical, educational, financial, and psychosocial support and advocacy;\n(8) Provide medical, genetic, and counseling information to patients, their families, and other health care professionals;\n(9) Pursuant to a collaborative agreement, perform the activities specified in division (B) of this section.\n(B) A genetic counselor may enter into a collaborative agreement with a physician who agrees to work with and provide medical support to the genetic counselor. The agreement shall be established as a written, formal document that memorializes the relationship between the genetic counselor and the physician and establishes the criteria governing the genetic counselor's performance of both of the following:\n(1) Order genetic or other tests for the purpose of diagnosing a medical condition or inherited disorder or determining the carrier status of one or more of the patient's family members;\n(2) Select the most appropriate, accurate, and cost-effective methods of diagnosis.","path":["Title 47 Occupations-Professions","Chapter 4778 Genetic Counselors"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4778.11","current_through":"2012-09-06 (House Bill 292 - 129th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:38Z","sha256":"f97cecbc1cba305bcfab52d5394cc80d9c6dff1086bf86154f10349192614310","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4778.10","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4778.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}