Subdivision 1.Membership.

The board shall appoint a five-member Licensed Genetic Counselor Advisory Council. One member must be a licensed physician with experience in genetics, three members must be licensed genetic counselors, and one member must be a public member.

Subd. 2.Organization.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 147F.15

  • Public member: means a person who is not, or never was, a member of the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated or the spouse of any such person, or a person who does not have or has never had, a material financial interest in either the providing of the professional service being licensed or regulated, or an activity directly related to the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

The advisory council shall be organized and administered as provided in section 15.059.

Subd. 3.Duties.

The advisory council shall:

(1) advise the board regarding standards for licensed genetic counselors;

(2) provide for distribution of information regarding licensed genetic counselor practice standards;

(3) advise the board on enforcement of this chapter;

(4) review applications and recommend granting or denying licensure or license renewal;

(5) advise the board on issues related to receiving and investigating complaints, conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against licensed genetic counselors; and

(6) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils under chapter 214, as directed by the board.

Subd. 4.Expiration.

Notwithstanding section 15.059, the advisory council does not expire.