Section Gen Couns 2.01 - Initial licensure(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the board shall grant a license as a genetic counselor to an applicant who does all of the following: (a) Submits a completed application form. Note: Instructions for applications are available from the department of safety and professional services' website at http://dsps.wi.gov.
(b) Pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.05 (1), Stats.(c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Stats., submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record.(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board of one of the following: 1. Successful completion of the academic and clinical requirements of and developed the practice-based competencies required by a degree-granting program in genetic counseling that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.2. Successful completion of a degree-granting program outside of the United States that the board determines is substantially equivalent to a program described in subd. 1.(e) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board of having successfully passed an examination administered by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the genetic counseling examination administered by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.(f) Submits evidence of current certification with the American Board of Genetic Counseling.(2) The board may waive the requirements of subs. (1) (d), (e), and (f) if the applicant holds an unexpired genetic counselor license issued by another state, territory, foreign country, or province and the requirements for licensure and for renewal of a genetic counselor license of the other state, territory, foreign country, or province are deemed by the board to be substantially equivalent to the requirements for licensure and for renewal of a genetic counselor of this state.Wis. Admin. Code Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board Gen Couns 2.01
Adopted by, EmR2313: emerg. cr., eff. 9-15-23; CR 23-061: cr. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (title), (1) (d) 2. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 28 No. 821, eff. 6/1/2024