Wisconsin § 448.9704 Licensure of genetic counselors.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 448.9704 — Licensure of genetic counselors.

Wisconsin § 448.9704

Ch. 448Medical practices

Subch.subch. VIII of ch. 448 SUBCHAPTER VIII

GENETIC COUNSELORS AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING BOARD

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Wis. Stat. § 448.9704 (2026).

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448.9704 448.9704(1) (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: 448.9704(1)(a) (a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department. 448.9704(1)(b) (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) . 448.9704(1)(c) (c) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 , and 111.335 , submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant does not have an arrest or a conviction record. 448.9704(1)(d) (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has done all of the following: 448.9704(1)(d)1. 1. Satisfied one of the following: 448.9704(1)(d)2. 2. Passed an examination administered by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the genetic counseling ex

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448.9704
448.9704(1) (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:
448.9704(1)(a) (a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.
448.9704(1)(b) (b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) .
448.9704(1)(c) (c) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 , and 111.335 , submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant does not have an arrest or a conviction record.
448.9704(1)(d) (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has done all of the following:
448.9704(1)(d)1. 1. Satisfied one of the following:
448.9704(1)(d)2. 2. 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.
448.9704(1)(d)3. 3. Obtained certification, maintained valid certification, and, if applicable, achieved recertification with the American Board of Genetic Counseling.
448.9704(2) (2)
448.9704(2)(a) (a) The board may waive the requirements of sub. (1) (d) if the applicant holds an unexpired genetic counselor license issued by another state or territory or foreign country or province and the requirements for licensure and for renewal of a genetic counselor license of such other state or territory or 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 license of this state.
448.9704(2)(b) (b) The board may waive the requirements of sub. (1) (d) if the applicant does all of the following:
448.9704(2)(b)1. 1. Applies for licensure under sub. (1) by September 1, 2023.
448.9704(2)(b)2. 2. Submits evidence satisfactory to the board of all of the following:
448.9704(2)(b)3. 3. Submits to the board 2 letters of recommendation, one from a genetic counselor and another from a physician.
[Note: 448.9704 Note NOTE: This section was created as s. 448.974 by 2021 Wis. Act 251 and renumbered to s. 448.9704 by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.]