(A) An applicant for an initial license or
initial license designated as a supervised practice license as a genetic
counselor shall file a written
submit an application under oath
on the forms
in the
matter prescribed by the board (form
MED-GC-2013, revised 7/2013), and provide such other facts and
materials as the board requires. Application forms
are available from the board's website at http://med.ohio.gov/.
(B) No application shall be considered filed,
and shall not be reviewed, until the non-refundable application fee provided
for in division (A) of section
4778.03
of the Revised Code has been received by the board.
(C) All application materials submitted to
the board by applicants may be thoroughly investigated. The board may contact
individuals, agencies, or organizations for recommendations or other
information about applicants as the board deems necessary. Applicants may be
requested to appear before the board or a representative thereof as part of the
application process.
(D) An
application for an initial license shall be considered to be complete when all
of the following requirements are met:
(1) The
application fee provided in section
4778.03
of the Revised Code and all documentation required to demonstrate compliance
with divison
division (B) of section
4778.03
of the Revised Code has been received by the board;
(2) The applicant has complied with the
requirements of paragraph (A) of rule
4778-2-02 of the Administrative Code and the board has received the results of the criminal records checks
and any other forms required
to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (A) of rule 4778-2-02 of the Administrative Code;
(3) The board is not conducting an
investigation, pursuant to
under section
4778.18
of the Revised Code, of evidence appearing to show that the applicant has
violated section
4778.14
of the Revised Code or applicable rules adopted by the board.
(E) An application for an initial
license designated as a supervised practice license shall be considered to be
complete when all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The applicant has complied with the
requirements of paragraph (D) of this rule, except that the applicant is not
required to demonstrate certification as a genetic counselor;
(2) The board has received documentation that
the applicant is in active candidate status with the American board of genetic
counseling.
(F) If
the application is not complete within six months of
the date the application is filed with the board because required information,
facts, or other materials have not been received by the board, the board may
notify the applicant by certified mail that it intends to consider the
application abandoned if the application is not completed.
an applicant fails to complete the application process
within six months of initial application filing, the board may notify the
applicant in writing of its intention to consider the application abandoned. If
no response to that notice is received by the board within thirty days, the
board shall consider the application as abandoned and no further processing
shall be undertaken with respect to that application.
(1) The written notice
shall:
(a) Specifically identify the
information, facts, or other materials required to complete the application;
and
(b) Inform the applicant that the
information, facts, or other materials must be received by the deadline date
specified; that if the application remains incomplete at the close of business
on the deadline date the application may be deemed to be abandoned and no
further review of the application will occur; and that if the application is
abandoned the submitted fees shall neither be refundable or transferrable to a
subsequent application.
(2) If all of the information,
facts, or other materials are received by the board by the deadline date and
the application is deemed to be complete, the board shall process the
application and may require updated information as it deems
necessary.
