Iowa Admin. Code r. 653-20.5 - Qualifications for provisional licensure

The board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who meets all of the requirements for licensure except for the certification component and who has been granted active candidate status by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.

(1) The applicant shall submit a provisional license application form, proof of active candidate status, and supporting documentation prescribed by the board.
(2) A provisional license expires and becomes inactive upon the earliest of the following:
a. Issuance of a license as a genetic counselor by the board.
b. Loss of active candidate status.
(1) A person holding a provisional license that is inactive due to loss of active candidate status may submit an application for reactivation of the provisional license upon demonstrating that active candidate status has been reestablished.
(2) An application for extension of a provisional license shall be signed by a qualified supervisor.
c. The date printed on the provisional license.
(3) A person with a provisional license shall work at all times under the supervision of a qualified supervisor.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 653-20.5
Adopted by IAB March 13, 2019/Volume XLI, Number 19, effective 4/17/2019 Adopted by IAB April 16, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 21, effective 5/21/2025

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