Nebraska Statutes 38-3420. Provisional license; requirements;renewal; expiration; conditions; application for extension; requirements
(1) The department, on the recommendation of the state board, may issue a provisional license to practice genetic counseling to an individual who meets all of the requirements for licensure under the Genetic Counseling Practice Act except for certification and who has been granted active candidate status. Such license shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed for one additional year if the applicant fails the certification examination one time. The provisional license shall expire automatically upon the earliest of the following:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-3420
- Active candidate: means an individual who has (1) met the requirements established by the national genetic counseling board to take the national certification examination in general genetics or genetic counseling and (2) been granted active candidate status by the national genetic counseling board. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3403
- Certification examination: means the examination offered by either the national genetic counseling board or the national medical genetics board. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3404
- Genetic counseling: means the provision of services described in section Nebraska Statutes 38-3405
- Genetic counselor: means an individual licensed under the Genetic Counseling Practice Act. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3407
- Qualified supervisor: means a genetic counselor or a physician. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3411
- State board: means the Board of Medicine and Surgery. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3412
- Supervision: means the overall responsibility to assess the work of a supervisee, including regular meetings and chart review by a qualified supervisor pursuant to an annual supervision contract signed by the qualified supervisor and the supervisee which is on file with both parties. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3414
- Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(a) Issuance of a license as a genetic counselor under the Genetic Counseling Practice Act;
(b) Thirty days after the applicant fails to pass the complete certification examination; or
(c) The date printed on the provisional license.
(2) An application for extension of a provisional license shall be signed by a qualified supervisor. A provisional licensee shall work at all times under the supervision of a qualified supervisor.