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17-95-1108. Temporary licensure.
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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
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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.
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17-95-1106. Genetic counselor licensure.
(a) The Arkansas State Medical Board shall license as a licensed genetic counselor an applicant who:
(1) Submits an application approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board;
(2) Pays an application fee approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board that is comparable to other fees for licensure of other midlevel healthcare professionals licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board; and
(3) Provides evidence of:
(A) Having earned a master's degree from a genetic counseling training program that is accredited by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or an equivalent as determined by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics; and
(B) Meets the examination requirements for certification and has current certification as a genetic counselor by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
(b)(1) The Arkansas State Medical Board may issue a license to an applicant who provides evidence that he or she is licensed to practice as a genetic counselor in another state or territory if the requirements for licensure in the other state or territory are equal to the requirements in this subchapter.
(2) The issuance of a license by reciprocity shall be at the sole discretion of the Arkansas State Medical Board.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-95-1106
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 17-95-1106. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.