49 Pa. Code § 25.905 - Application for temporary provisional genetic counselor license
(a) An applicant
for a temporary provisional genetic counselor license shall submit, on forms
made available by the Board, a completed application, including the necessary
supporting documents, and pay the fee in §
25.231 (relating to schedule of
fees) for an application for a temporary provisional genetic counselor
license.
(b) The Board may grant a
temporary provisional genetic counselor license, which authorizes the license
holder to practice only under the supervision of a genetic counselor or
physician licensed under the act or under the Medical Practice Act of 1985
(63
P.S. §§
422.1-422.51a), to an applicant
who:
(1) Demonstrates that the applicant has
been granted active candidate status establishing eligibility to sit for the
next available certification examination offered by the ABGC.
(2) Demonstrates that the applicant is at
least 21 years old, of good moral character and has completed an application
form provided by the Board, and paid the appropriate fee in §
25.231.
(3) Otherwise complies with this
subchapter.
(c) The Board
may deny an application for a temporary provisional genetic counselor license
upon the grounds in §
25.908 (relating to disciplinary
action for applicants and genetic counselors).
(d) A temporary provisional genetic counselor
license will expire upon the close of the second examination period for which
the holder is eligible to test following issuance of the temporary provisional
license and may not be renewed.
(e)
A temporary provisional genetic counselor license will expire upon notice to
the Board that the holder has not passed the certification examination within
two examination cycles after receiving the temporary provisional license. The
holder of a temporary provisional genetic counselor license who fails to pass
the examination within two examination cycles shall immediately cease
practicing and return the license to the Board. An individual whose temporary
provisional genetic counselor license has expired under subsection (d) or this
subsection may apply for a genetic counselor license when the individual can
demonstrate the qualifications in §
25.903 (relating to application
for genetic counselor license).
(f)
The holder of a temporary provisional genetic counselor license may not use the
title "genetic counselor." The holder of a temporary provisional genetic
counselor license may use the title "graduate genetic counselor" but may not
use an abbreviation of the title.
(g) A graduate genetic counselor shall inform
clients that the graduate genetic counselor holds a temporary provisional
license and practices under supervision.
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