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17-95-1107. Renewal of genetic counselor license.
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17-95-1107. Renewal of genetic counselor license.
(a) Except in the case of a temporary license under § 17-95-1108, a license shall be valid for a two-year period from the date of issuance.
(b) Upon receipt of a renewal application and renewal fees as determined by the Arkansas State Medical Board, the board shall renew a license to practice as a licensed genetic counselor.
(c)(1) As a condition of licensure renewal, a licensed genetic counselor shall submit documentation that he or she has completed fifty (50) hours of continuing education units approved by the board.
(2) The licensed genetic counselor is responsible for maintaining:
(A) Competent records of having completed qualified professional education for a period of four (4) years after close of the two-year period to which the records pertain; and
(B) Information with respect to having completed a qualified professional education to demonstrate that the education meets the requirements of this subchapter.
(3) The board may waive the continuing education requirement or grant an extension of time to complete the continuing education requirement in cases of retirement, illness, disability, or other undue hardship.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-1107
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17-95-1107. Renewal of genetic counselor license.
(a) Except in the case of a temporary license under § 17-95-1108, a license shall be valid for a two-year period from the date of issuance.
(b) Upon receipt of a renewal application and renewal fees as determined by the Arkansas State Medical Board, the board shall renew a license to practice as a licensed genetic counselor.
(c)(1) As a condition of licensure renewal, a licensed genetic counselor shall submit documentation that he or she has completed fifty (50) hours of continuing education units approved by the board.
(2) The licensed genetic counselor is responsible for maintaining:
(A) Competent records of having completed qualified professional education for a period of four (4) years after close of the two-year period to which the records pertain; and
(B) Information with respect to having completed a qualified professional education to demonstrate that the education meets the requirements of this subchapter.
(3) The board may waive the continuing education requirement or grant an extension of time to complete the continuing education requirement in cases of retirement, illness, disability, or other undue hardship.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-95-1108. Temporary licensure.
(a)(1) The Arkansas State Medical Board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who does not meet the certification requirement in § 17-95-1106 if the applicant:
(A) Has been granted an active-candidate status by the American Board of Genetic Counseling;
(B) Applies for and takes the certification examination within twelve (12) months of the issuance of a temporary license; and
(C) Submits an application and appropriate application fees to the Arkansas State Medical Board.
(2) A temporary license is valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance.
(3)(A) A temporary license may be renewed for one (1) year if the applicant fails on his or her first attempt to pass the certification examination of the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
(B) An application for renewal shall be signed by a supervisor of the applicant.
(4) A temporary license shall expire automatically upon the earliest of:
(A) The date of issuance of a license under § 17-95-1106;
(B) Ninety (90) days after the date that the applicant fails on his or her second attempt to pass the certification examination; or
(C) The date printed on the temporary license.
(b) As a condition of temporary licensure, an applicant shall work under the supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or a licensed physician with current American Board of Genetic Counseling certification in clinical genetics when the applicant provides genetic counseling services.
(c) A temporary license shall not be issued if the applicant has failed the American Board of Genetic Counseling certification examination more than two (2) times.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-1108
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-95-1108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.